Career highlights for American decathlete Rafer Johnson | Taiwan News

FILE – On this July 20, 2015, file picture, Olympic gold medalist and philanthropist Rafer Johnson lifts his arm to imitate the lighting of the Olympic to…
FILE – On this July 20, 2015, file picture, Olympic gold medalist and philanthropist Rafer Johnson lifts his arm to imitate the lighting of the Olympic torch as he remembers the primary Particular Olympics World Video games he attended, throughout a information convention in Los Angeles. Rafer Johnson, who gained the decathlon on the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s murderer in 1968, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. He was 86. He died at his dwelling within the Sherman Oaks part of Los Angeles, in keeping with household pal Michael Roth.(AP Photograph/Damian Dovarganes)

Profession highlights of American decathlete Rafer Johnson, who died Wednesday on the age of 86:

1955 — Received gold medal at Pan American Video games in Mexico Metropolis, competing in simply his fourth decathlon.

1955 — Set decathlon world report with 7,985 factors at a meet in his hometown of Kingsburg, California.

1956 — Received first nationwide decathlon championship.

1956 — Received silver medal at Melbourne Olympics.

1958 — Set world report (8,357 factors) whereas defeating Vasily Kuznetsov of the Soviet Union throughout a U.S.-Soviet twin meet in Moscow.

1958 — Units one other world report (8,683 factors) in Eugene, Oregon.

1960 — Received Olympic gold medal at Rome Video games.

1960 — Named Related Press Athlete of the 12 months and winner of James E. Sullivan Award as nation’s excellent beginner athlete.