Tommie Smith
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title:
Tommie Smith
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Tommie C. Smith is an American former track and field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken officially. His Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium caused controversy, as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. It remains a symbolic moment in the history of the Black Power movement.
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American track and field athlete (born 1944)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommie_Smith
date created:
2004-05-16T14:15:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T04:56:02Z
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