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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.
Too fast to be afraid: Bill Johnson, a life skiing on the edge. Behind the first US gold medal in Alpine skiing is an incredible story, and not only about sport - discover Bill Johnson, the maverick skier who won America's first Olympic title, at Sarajevo 1984.
Bill Johnson won three World Cup downhills and in 1984, he was the Olympic Downhill Gold Medalist at Sarajevo – the first American skier to win an Olympic downhill medal. William Bill Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California on March 30, 1960.
Jan 21, 2016 · Johnson’s Olympic gold punctuated a stellar Olympics for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team in Sarajevo, which won five medals including gold from Johnson, Deb Armstrong and Phil Mahre, silver for Christin Cooper and Steve Mahre.
After failing to qualify for the '88 U.S. downhill team, Johnson officially retired from ski racing. Johnson's post-racing career followed a course of self-destruction, full of failed investments and failed relationships.
Jan 22, 2016 · This week, Bill Johnson decided to take himself off life support after a long, complicated battle with his health. In 2011, Powder managing editor John Clary Davies sat down with the American legend who won the country's first Olympic alpine gold.
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Discover Bill Johnson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
