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Cornelius Johnson

1913 - 1946

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Cornelius Cooper "Corny" Johnson (August 28, 1913 – February 15, 1946) was an American athlete in the high jump. Born in Los Angeles in 1913, Johnson first competed in organized track and field events at Berendo Junior High School. He achieved greater athletic success as a student at Los Angeles High School, competing in the sprint and in the high jump. Before going to the Olympics as a junior, he won the CIF California State Meet in 1932. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelius Johnson is the 818th most popular athlete (up from 860th in 2019), the 7,156th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,558th in 2019) and the 186th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Cornelius Johnson ranks 818 out of 6,025. Before him are Ben Adams, Peter Frenkel, Kazimierz Barburski, György Bródy, Sherm Clark, and Mariya Petkova. After him are Romeo Bertini, Therese Zenz, Magdalena Forsberg, István Szondy, Sulo Bärlund, and Mike Larrabee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Cornelius Johnson ranks 261. Before him are Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Giorgio Bocchino, Eugene Lazowski, Patrick Steptoe, Kalpana Datta, and Ad Reinhardt. After him are Minoru Honda, Bernard Lovell, Malcom McLean, Bahi Ladgham, Annette Rogers, and Taos Amrouche. Among people deceased in 1946, Cornelius Johnson ranks 184. Before him are Barbu Știrbey, Wen Yiduo, Teodor Shteingel, Jacob Ellehammer, Nikolay Burdenko, and Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu. After him are Moriz Rosenthal, Bill Johnston, Lionel Dunsterville, Leo Slezak, Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, and Georg Åberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cornelius Johnson ranks 7,158 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Hoffman (1956), Sherm Clark (1899), Evelyn Lear (1926), Ally Sheedy (1962), Leonard Rosenman (1924), and John Rutledge (1739). After him are Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Moe Howard (1897), John Berry (1917), Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), Isabela Moner (2001), and Sam Childers (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Cornelius Johnson ranks 186. Before him are Nate Brooks (1933), Sabin Carr (1904), David Dunlap (1910), Louis Abell (1884), Ben Adams (1890), and Sherm Clark (1899). After him are Mike Larrabee (1933), John Bray (1875), Annette Rogers (1913), Roscoe Lockwood (1875), Armand Duplantis (1999), and James Workman (1908).

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