Johnson Wins Gold for U.S. in Decathlon
Dave Johnson of Montclair, Calif., won the decathlon gold medal in the final event at the World University Games in Duisburg, West Germany Sunday.
Johnson trailed Mikhail Medved of the Soviet Union by 11 points before the 1,500-meter race, the final event of the two-day competition.
“It’s the hardest I’ve ever worked in my life,” said Johnson. “I was scared to death. I knew I had to run at my best or even better to win.”
Johnson posted a time of 4 minutes 32.72 seconds in the 1,500. That gave him 727 points for a winning total of 8,216, 154 more than Medved.
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