Derek James Neville Johnson (5 January 1933 – 30 August 2004) was a British track and field athlete.

He did his National Service in Egypt before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford, to read medicine in 1953.

In 1958 he won a silver medal in the 4 x 440 yards relay in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.

Johnson competed for Woodford Green AC (now Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies www.wgel.org.uk) where he was coached to his success by Ken Bone and was later awarded Life Membership.

A great ally of David Bedford and a leading administrator in athletics.