Bill Johnson (skier)
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| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Combined | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
March 30, 1960 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Died | January 21, 2016 (aged 55) Gresham, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | February 5, 1983 (age 22) | ||||||||||||
| Retired | March 1990 (age 30) | ||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (1984) | ||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 – (1985) | ||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (1983–1990) | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (3 DH) | ||||||||||||
| Podiums | 3 – (3 DH) | ||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (14th in 1984) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (3rd in DH, 1984) | ||||||||||||
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William Dean "Bill" Johnson (March 30, 1960 – January 21, 2016) was an American World Cup alpine ski racer. He was the first American male to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing, winning the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. He was the first racer (of either gender) from outside the Alps to win an Olympic downhill.
Bill Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 30, 1960, and moved with his family to Boise, Idaho, when he was seven. He learned to ski at Bogus Basin in the late 1960s. Two years later, they moved to Brightwood, Oregon, near Mount Hood, and Johnson later attended Sandy Union High School in Sandy. He was a troubled youth who began competitive skiing on nearby Mount Hood as a means of harnessing his energy. After a run-in with the law at age 17, the juvenile defendant was given the choice between six months in jail or attending the Mission Ridge ski academy in central Washington state, and he chose the latter. His talent in the downhill event eventually landed him a spot on the U.S. Ski Team. Johnson made his World Cup debut in February 1983 and finished sixth in the downhill at St. Anton, Austria.
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