Chris Johnson (boxer)

Chris Omar Johnson (born August 8, 1971) is a Jamaican-born boxer, who won a middleweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Canada.[1] He won the middleweight gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He was inducted into Boxing Canada’s Hall of Fame, Class of 2019.[2]

For other people named Chris Johnson, see Chris Johnson (disambiguation).
Chris Johnson
Personal information
Full nameChris Omar Johnson
BornAugust 8, 1971 (1971-08-08) (age 52)
Manchester, Jamaica
Sport
CountryCanada
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Sydney Middleweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland Middleweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Middleweight

Johnson was raised in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada with his three brothers, Greg, Wayne, and Kevin, and 2 sisters, Angelina, and Necoal.

Johnson trained IBF Junior Featherweight World Champion, Steve "The Canadian Kid" Molitor, in addition to notable boxers such as Andrew Singh Kooner, and Natalie "Too Bad" Brown.[3] In 2014, the Toronto Star profiled Michael Brandon, one of his boxers.[4]

1992 Summer Olympics results

References
  1. "Chris Johnson". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. "Three athletes and two officials inducted into the 2019-2020 Boxing Canada Hall of Fame – Boxing Canada". Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  3. "Women's Boxing: Natalie Brown Biography". www.womenboxing.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. Gillespie, Kerry (25 April 2014). "Road to Pan Am boxing glory begins at home for Michael Brandon". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  5. "Chris Johnson". BoxRec.


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