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Johnson has served at Utech in many capacities: as
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Commonly known by the initials DJ, Johnson or DJ is world-renowned as a coach and many of his pupils have gone onto coach other coaches themselves.
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Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
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5 May at Sunnyvale in the San Jose State All-comers meet.
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610:"Olympian Dennis Johnson to be honoured in New York"
761:"Asafa Powell and Dennis Johnson Honoured by UTech"
541:"A Need For Speed: Inside Jamaica's Sprint Factory"
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233:Dennis Osric Johnson
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29:Personal information
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