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Bill Johnson

1960 - 2016

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Johnson is the 210th most popular skier (up from 266th in 2019), the 12,064th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,191st in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Bill Johnson ranks 210 out of 817. Before him are Toni Innauer, Vibeke Skofterud, Dario Cologna, Erling Jevne, Tuomo Ylipulli, and Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass. After him are Sven Hannawald, Lina Cheryazova, Federica Brignone, Veronika Schmidt, Deborah Compagnoni, and Ester Ledecká.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Bill Johnson ranks 535. Before him are Ioan Andone, Kaz Hirai, Kenny Garrett, Charles Ng, Henry Worsley, and Aleksandr Uvarov. After him are Michel Faber, Dean Malenko, Claudio Langes, Tomás Reñones, Oliver Parker, and Maria Fricioiu. Among people deceased in 2016, Bill Johnson ranks 538. Before him are Clyde Lovellette, Ashot Anastasian, Rod Temperton, Toimi Pitkänen, Henry Worsley, and Patrick Manning. After him are M. Balamuralikrishna, Nené, Tage Henriksen, Zyta Gilowska, David S. Johnson, and Sergey Mikaelyan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Johnson ranks 12,066 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Dodd (1944), Eric Christian Olsen (1977), Cecil Green (1919), Irene Rich (1891), Ryan White (1971), and Carlyle Blackwell (1884). After him are Bert Vogelstein (1949), Johnny Ace (1929), Jessie Andrews (1992), R'Bonney Gabriel (1994), Grace Cunard (1893), and Harvey Mason (1947).

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Among SKIERS In United States

Among skiers born in United States, Bill Johnson ranks 6. Before him are Lindsey Vonn (1984), Phil Mahre (1957), Mikaela Shiffrin (1995), Bode Miller (1977), and Barbara Cochran (1951). After him are Andrea Mead Lawrence (1932), Gretchen Fraser (1919), Ted Ligety (1984), Jessica Diggins (1991), Julia Mancuso (1984), and Tamara McKinney (1962).

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