page_title: Ben Johnson (American sprinter)
hierarchical_section_title: Ben Johnson (American sprinter)
caption_attribution_description: English: A photograph of Benjamin W. Johnson, 1933, Plymouth High School, Plymouth, Pennsylvania
context_page_description: Benjamin Washington Johnson was an American sprinter who was considered a serious rival to Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens. Known as the "Columbia Comet", Johnson was the United States champion at 100 yards in 1938, but injuries and the outbreak of the Second World War denied him the chance of ever competing in the Olympics.
  In later life he became one of the first African-Americans to attain the rank of colonel in the United States Army.
context_section_description: Benjamin Washington Johnson (1914–1992) was an American sprinter who was considered a serious rival to Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens. Known as the "Columbia Comet", Johnson was the United States champion at 100 yards in 1938, but injuries and the outbreak of the Second World War denied him the chance of ever competing in the Olympics.
  In later life he became one of the first African-Americans to attain the rank of colonel in the United States Army.
caption: Johnson in 1933
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