Johnson, who surprisingly lost the gold to compatriot Manjit Singh in the 800m, more than made up for that blip with a brilliant rally today.
The Haryana athlete said she was suffering from a bone spur in her left foot and will undergo surgery after coming back from Kerala.
Another Indian in the fray, Kumari Sandeep finished fifth with a best throw of 54.61m.
In all, India claimed two gold, three silver and a bronze on Thursday, shoring up the overall medal count to 31.
India's Seema Punia and Navjeet Dhillon have bagged silver and bronze respectively in the women's Discus Throw event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Thursday.
Punai has been a regular in CWG since 2006 and has always been on the podium- winning a silver (60.56m) in Melbourne, a bronze at Delhi 2010 Games and a silver in 2014 Glasgow.
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