Sentence:  To Decathlon Man Rafer Johnson ( Time cover , Aug. 29 ) , whose gold medal in last summer 's Olympic Games was <WSD>won</WSD> as much on gumption as talent , went the A. A. U . 's James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding U. S. amateur athlete of 1960 . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious