&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Bill_Johnson_skier_1984.jpg) Johnson in 1984 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 30, 1960 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | January 21, 2016 (aged 55) Gresham, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Combined | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | February 5, 1983 (age 22) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 1990 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (1984) | ||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||||||||
| 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 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.