Cornelius Cooper Johnson executing a high jump in the stadium at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin. Cornelius Cooper Johnson was the son of Pearl Cooper Johnson and Shadrick Johnson. He was one of four African American track and field athletes at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. Finishing the high jump in a four-way tie for first place, a jump-off was held to determine the gold, silver, and bronze medalists. Johnson finished in fourth place. One of 19 African American athletes sent to the 1932 Olympics in Berlin, Johnson won the gold medal in the high jump, setting an Olympic record performance of 6' 8'.
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Track and field athletes Olympic athletes Johnson, Cornelius Cooper, 1913-1946 Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
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