James H. Johnson (figure skater)

For other uses of "James Johnson", see James Johnson (disambiguation).

James Henry Johnson (1874 – 15 November 1921) was a British pair skater competitive during the early days of modern figure skating. He and partner Phyllis Johnson won the silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to include figure skating events.^[1]

Olympic medal record
Figure skating
	1908 London	Pairs

James H. Johnson
Johnson with Phyllis Johnson
Born	1874
Died	(1921-11-15)15 November 1921
Figure skating career
Country	United Kingdom
Medal record Representing  United Kingdom Pairs Figure skating Olympic Games 1908 London Pairs World Championships 1912 Manchester Pairs 1910 Berlin Pairs 1909 Stockholm Pairs

The Johnsons also participated in the first official World Figure Skating Championships pairs' competition, placing second behind Anna Hübler and Heinrich Burger of Germany. The Johnsons finished first in 1909, third in 1910, and first again in 1912.

Results

(with Phyllis Johnson)

Event	1908	1909	1910	1912
Summer Olympic Games	2nd
World Championships	2nd	1st	3rd	1st