Earl Johnson (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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athletics competitor
Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1891
Place of Birth: Woodstock, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 01-Nov-1965
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Earl Johnson (athlete)
- Richard Earle "Earl" Johnson (March 10, 1891 in Woodstock, Virginia – November 19, 1965) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the cross country team.
- He was the 1921 National Champion.
- He effectively defended his championship in 1922 as he was beaten by Ville Ritola's Van Cortlandt Park course record, but since Ritola was Finnish, Johnson was the first American finisher in the National Championships.
- A rare black athlete of his day, he worked for the Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the cross country team where he won the silver medal with his teammates Arthur Studenroth and August Fager.
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