Rafer Johnson
Awards And Accomplishments
| 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 |
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