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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
- 201 lb (91 kg)
- 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
- August 18, 1934, Hillsboro, Texas, U.S.
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...
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...
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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3 de dez. de 2020 · By The Associated Press. LOS ANGELES — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died...
2 de dez. de 2020 · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1960 Olympic decathlon champion Rafer Johnson – widely regarded as one of the all-time greats in the combined events – died on Wednesday (2) at the age of 86. Between his Olympic silver medal in 1956 and his triumph in 1960, Johnson was undefeated in the decathlon.
