Carl Johnson

Early life Johnson was born in Genesee County, Michigan, but moved to Spokane, Washington as a child. In 1915, as a Spokane high school student, he competed as an individual in the National Interscholastics and finished second in the team competition. Competing for Michigan at the 1919 IC4A, he won the long jump, placed second in the 100 yard dash, and tied for second in the high jump. He also had his personal best long jump, in 1919.

Olympics

He did not compete in most of the 1920 college track and field season, and he had a poor performance at the Olympic tryouts. Nevertheless, he made the Olympic team. At the Olympics, in the qualifying round, he jumped . He qualified for the final round, where he leapt , which earned him the silver medal.