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Evans won the 1968 Olympic trials at Echo Summit, California, with a world record 44.06 and demolished it in the Olympic final, winning in 43.86 seconds aged 21 years and 8 months, from which he still stands as the thirteenth best performer in history.
May 19, 2021 · Lee Evans, the Black American runner who won two gold medals at the racially charged 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City and at a presentation ceremony wore a Black Panther-style beret...
May 15, 2024 · Lee Evans (born February 25, 1947, Madera, California, U.S.—died May 19, 2021, Lagos, Nigeria) was an American runner who won two gold medals at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. His victory in the 400-metre event there set a world record that lasted for two decades.
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May 19, 2021 · Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic 400m champion and human rights activist, has died at age 74, according to USA Track and Field. Evans suffered a stroke last week in Nigeria and was unconscious in a hospital there as of Sunday, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
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May 20, 2021 · Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Summer Olympics and then went on to a life of humanitarian work in support of social justice,...
May 19, 2021 · Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter from San Jose State University who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74.
May 20, 2021 · Lee Evans won gold in the 400m and the men's 4x400m relay at the 1968 Olympic Games. Lee Evans, the two-time Olympic gold medallist and former 400m world record holder, has died aged...
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