Rafer Johnson Biography

Rafer Johnson biography

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NAME: Rafer Johnson
OCCUPATION: Track and Field Athlete
BIRTH DATE: August 18, 1935 (Age: 77)
EDUCATION: Kingsberg High School, University of California Los Angeles
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hillsboro, Texas
ZODIAC SIGN: Leo

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Rafer Johnson is an American athlete who won a gold medal in the decathlon in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

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American athlete Rafe Johnson completed his first decathlon in 1954 as a sophomore at the University of California Los Angeles but made his mark in athletics when he won a gold medal in the decathlon in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He has appeared in several films, including the James Bond film License to Kill as a DEA agent.

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