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Article: VAULTER HAS GOLD MEDAL OON HIS MIND: PREVIEW - LAWRENCE JOHNSON.(SPORTS)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- August 2, 1996
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Byline: Tom Robinson\ From Atlanta\
Lawrence Johnson picked up the ringing telephone and listened. He nodded. ``The Today Show on Saturday?'' Johnson said. ``Fine. That's with the gold medal, right?''
Somebody will own that pole vaulting medal by Saturday morning. Might as well be Johnson, even though the Great Bridge graduate looked anything but golden Wednesday when he struggled to qualify for tonight's Olympic final.
Thursday afternoon's mood was lighter. Johnson's harrowing qualifying round was done. His right ankle, which he sprained late in the session, had been treated and felt good enough that it won't be an issue today, he said.
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