John Haines Borland was a New Zealand school teacher, field athlete and athletics official.
11 Facts About Johnny Borland
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Johnny Borland represented his country in the high jump at the 1950 British Empire Games, and served as president of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association from 1970 to 1971.
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Johnny Borland was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School, and went on to study at Canterbury University College and the University of Otago, where he was awarded a Diploma of Physical Education.
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Johnny Borland married Eva Cynthia Peirson, a physiotherapist, in 1953, and the couple went on to have three children.
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Johnny Borland won three national high jump titles: in 1946,1947 and 1950.
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Johnny Borland was the New Zealand universities high jump champion every year from 1945 to 1952 except 1947, and was awarded blues in those years.
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In 1949, Johnny Borland won the Australasian universities high jump championship.
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At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Johnny Borland represented New Zealand in the high jump.
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Johnny Borland worked as a physical education teacher at Gore High School, and later lived in retirement in Dunedin.
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Johnny Borland died at his home there on 21 February 1990, and his ashes were buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.
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Johnny Borland had been predeceased by his wife, Cynthia, in 1982.