Birth Date: | 5 June 1910[1] |
Birth Place: | Oudtshoorn, South Africa |
Death Date: | 13 January 1997 (aged 86) |
Death Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Marathon |
Pb: | 2:30:49 (1938)[2] |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Johannes Lodewyk Meyer Coleman (5 June 1910 – 13 January 1997) was a South African marathon runner. He won a gold medal at the 1938 British Empire Games, and placed sixth and fourth at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics, respectively. At the 1938 Games he also participated in the 6 mile event, but was disqualified.[1]