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Rafer Johnson

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Address: c/o Santa Barbara Speakers Bureau, P.O. Box 30768, Santa Barbara, CA 93130-0768.

1955	Won gold medal in decathlon at the Pan American Games
1956	Won silver medal in decathlon at the Melbourne Summer Olympic Games
1956, 1958, 1960	Named U.S. national decathlon champion
1958	Set world record in the decathlon at United States-Soviet track meet in Moscow
1958	Named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated
1960	Won gold medal in decathlon at the Rome Summer Olympic Games; named Sportsman of the Year by Sport magazine
1960	Named Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press
1960	Received James E. Sullivan Memorial Award from the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States
1974	Inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, Athletics Congress of the United States of America
1983	Inducted into the United States Olympic Hall of Fame
1990	Inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame