VAULTER HAS GOLD MEDAL OON HIS MIND: PREVIEW - LAWRENCE JOHNSON.(SPORTS) From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: August 2, 1996 | COPYRIGHT 1996 The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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 wa...