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...brick-red track of the Olympic Stadium. Decathlon Star Rafer Johnson (TIME cover. Aug. 29), proud flagbearer of the U.S. team in the opening ceremonies, spent up to six hours a day getting ready for his battle with Formosa's Yang Chuan-kwang, and Russia's Vasily Kuznetsov. Foreigners flocked to watch the workouts of another U.S. superstar: Boston University's High Jumper John Thomas, 19, holder of the world record at 7 ft. 3¾ in. When some Russians showed up to gawk, Thomas coolly put the bar at 7 ft. and sailed over with disdainful...
Johnson launched his comeback at July's National A.A.U. Championships, which also served as the Olympic trials. Though an injury as simple as a pulled muscle might have kept Johnson off the Olympic team altogether, he went all out for a special reason. Kuznetsov had captured his world record and pushed the score to 8,357 points. In the ninth event, Johnson raced smoothly across the grass and sent a silver javelin shimmering into the air. When it landed 233 ft. 3 in. away, Johnson knew he had already passed Kuznetsov's world record. In pure delight...
...newly set world record. When Yang began to falter. Johnson's behavior was characteristic. From the sidelines he cried encouragement: "Keep going! Keep going! It's almost over!" Lifted by Johnson's cheers. Yang finished with the fine score of 8,426 points to pass Kuznetsov-but still short of Johnson's record. That night Johnson sent a telegram home: "I did it with God's help-a new world record...
Johnson Fan. That same answer might well have come from Russia's Kuznetsov. At 6 ft. 1 in., 187 lbs., Kuznetsov, by profession a high school science teacher, has neither the size nor the natural talent of Johnson. To make the most of what he has, Kuznetsov has worked laboriously on his technique in each decathlon event since 1953, now exceeds Johnson in the pole vault and 1,500 meters, compares well with him in the broad jump, high jump and discus. Kuznetsov is proudly grooming his five-year-old son with the same thoroughness : "When we wake...
...expect he will surpass his previous show ing. I am sure that when we meet again in Rome we shall be good friends." Just Poof. Kuznetsov, Johnson, Yang and a husky long shot from Oregon named Dave Edstrom (best score: 8,176) will likely turn the decathlon competition in Rome into the tensest in history. "It's only going to take one bad event to bump a guy right out of a gold medal," says Coach Drake. "A bad start in the sprints, a puff of wind at the wrong time in the high jump or pole vault...