Cornelius Johnson

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Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
high jumper
human
awardReceived Olympic gold medal
causeOfDeath lobar pneumonia
competitionClass men's high jump
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1913-08-21
dateOfDeath 1946-02-15
era 20th century
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
event men's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics
familyName Johnson
givenName Cornelius
medalType gold medal
memberOfSportsTeam Team USA
surface form: United States Olympic track and field team
notableFor challenging Nazi racial ideology through athletic success
winning high jump gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
occupation athlete
participatedIn 1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin)
surface form: 1936 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Los Angeles
placeOfDeath Los Angeles
positionHeld Olympic champion in men's high jump
recordType Olympic record
setRecord Olympic record in men's high jump
sexOrGender male
sport athletics
high jump
stateOfBirth California, United States
surface form: California

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1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin) notableAthlete Cornelius Johnson
subject surface form: 1936 Summer Olympics
Games of the XI Olympiad notableAthlete Cornelius Johnson