In which Olympics did Rafer Johnson win a gold medal?
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Rafer Johnson won a gold medal in the decathlon event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The decathlon is a track and field event in which athletes compete in ten different events over two days. Johnson finished first in the decathlon with a score of 8,392 points, which was a new world record. He was the first African-American to win a gold medal in the decathlon.
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