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Rafer Lewis Johnson (August 18, 1934 – December 2, 2020) was an American decathlete and film actor. He was the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, having won silver in 1956. He had previously won a gold in the 1955 Pan American Games.
Rafer Lewis Johnson (Hillsboro, 18 de agosto de 1934 – Los Angeles, 2 de dezembro de 2020) foi um decatleta e campeão olímpico norte-americano. Competidor do decatlo em duas Olimpíadas, foi medalha de ouro em Roma 1960 e medalha de prata em Melbourne 1956.
2 de dez. de 2020 · Rafer Johnson, who carried the American flag into Rome’s Olympic Stadium in August 1960 as the first Black captain of a United States Olympic team and went on to win gold in a memorable...
3 de dez. de 2020 · Robert Riger/Getty Images. CNN — Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to UCLA and...
9 de mai. de 2024 · Rafer Johnson, American athlete and actor, who won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He later appeared in various films, including Licence to Kill (1989). Present when Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968, he helped subdue the gunman, Sirhan Sirhan.
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2 de dez. de 2020 · Obituaries. Olympic gold medalist Rafer Johnson, who helped bring Summer Games to L.A., dies at 86. Rafer Johnson prepares to light the Olympic flame at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to...
3 de dez. de 2020 · Rafer Johnson, que carregou a bandeira americana no Estádio Olímpico de Roma, em agosto de 1960 como primeiro capitão negro de uma equipe olímpica americana, e ganhou o ouro em um duelo memorável no decatlo, aclamado como o maior atleta do mundo, morreu na quarta-feira em sua casa em Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, aos 86 anos.
