| Thomas Johnson | |
| Fullname: | Horace Thomas Johnson |
| Nickname: | Tiny Johnson H.T. Tiny Johnson H.T. Johnny Johnson |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Fulham, United Kingdom |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Weight: | ~155lb |
| Discipline: | Track sprinter |
| Amateuryears1: | 1905-1923 |
| Amateurteam1: | Putney A.C. and Catford C.C. |
| Majorwins: | 1907, 1909 and 1910 - British Tandem Championships 1908 - won silver in the Olympic tandem race National Quarter-mile Tandem record 1911 - Won 32 'top-class' races 1920 - second in the World Sprint championship 1920 - won silver in the Olympic 'individual sprint 1920 - won silver in the Olympic 'Team pursuit' 1922 - Amateur Sprint Championship of the World |
Horace Thomas Johnson (30 December 1886 - 12 August 1966) was a cyclist from Great Britain. He was born in Fulham, United Kingdom.[1]
Johnson was often referred to as Tiny Johnson or H. T. Tiny Johnson. He won three silver medals at the Olympic games: the tandem race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, plus both the individual sprint the team pursuit at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[2]
Johnson took up cycle racing in 1905 when he joined Putney A.C. at the age of 17. By the age of 20, in 1908, he won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, competing with Frederick (E.G.) Hamlin in the 2,000 metre tandem race. In 1911 he won 32 races in top-class company.[3]
At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, he won the silver medal after finishing second in the 1,000 metre individual sprint with a time of 15.1 seconds, identical to Harry Ryan who was awarded the bronze medal. The following day, 10 August, Johnson was a member of the British team in the Men's team pursuit. The team, which also included Cyril Alden, William Stewart, and Albert White, finished in the silver medal position with a time of 5 minutes 13.8 seconds.
In 1922, at the World Amateur Track Championships in Paris, he won the men's sprint title, beating the Olympic champion Maurice Peeters and teammate W. Ormston.[3] [4] [5]
Johnson's achievements were celebrated in 1949 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling.[3]