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William Dean Johnson (March 30, 1960 – January 21, 2016) was an American World Cup alpine ski racer. By winning the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Johnson became the first American male to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing and the first racer not from an Alpine country to win an Olympic downhill race.
Jan 22, 2016 · Jan. 22, 2016. Bill Johnson, a swaggering skier who in 1984 became the first American man to win an Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing, but whose life took a sharp, precipitous turn soon...
Associated Press. This Feb. 6, 1984, file photo shows American Olympic downhill skier Bill Johnson during the third training run for the Winter Olympic alpine skiing events, near Sarajevo,...
Jan 22, 2016 · Olympic downhill gold medalist Bill Johnson, whose storybook 1984 season ushered in a new era for American ski racing, died Thursday at an assisted living facility outside Portland, the U.S....
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Jan 23, 2016 · The former Olympic champion died Thursday at an assisted living facility in Oregon, where he had suffered through years of deteriorating health. He was 55. For all his success, Johnson leaves...
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Jan 22, 2016 · The brash skier had movie-star looks and a personality to match. He won over legions of fans by backing up his braggadocio and becoming the first American to capture the Olympic downhill title. Johnson died after a long illness, the U.S. ski team said Friday from Kitzbuehel, Austria. He was 55.
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Jan 22, 2016 · CNN — Bill Johnson, the first U.S. skier to win an Olympic men’s downhill gold medal, has died aged 55. Johnson skied into the history books at the age of 23 winning at the 1984 Winter Games in...
