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  1. Apr 9, 2024 · Tommie Smith (born June 6, 1944, Clarksville, Texas, U.S.) is an American sprinter who held the world record for the 200-metre dash with turn (1966–71), his best time being 19.83 sec—the first time that the distance was run in less than 20 sec.

  2. Sep 3, 2016 · For 48 years, Tommie Smith has talked about the night he stood on the podium at the 1968 Summer Olympics, fist thrust skyward. He had won the 200-meter sprint at the Mexico City Games, while...

  3. Jul 21, 2021 · When the American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the medal stand at the Mexico City Games to protest the oppression of Black Americans, they gave voice to...

  4. Aug 9, 2016 · As the strains of the Star-Spangled Banner wafted over the winds of Mexico City, sprinter Tommie Smith, a 24-year old athlete from Lemoore, California, stood in his red-white-and-blue tracksuit.

  5. Dec 14, 2020 · When 1968 Olympic 200m champion Tommie Smith returned home from Mexico City, he had no job. He knew why. “Because of the victory stand,” he said in the new documentary “With Drawn Arms,” which tells his story.

  6. Oct 13, 2021 · Tommie Smith says he is seeing a "rebirth" of his iconic protest against racial injustice at the 1968 Olympics because change is still needed today.

  7. Aug 26, 2003 · More than most champions Tommie Smith is greatly remembered 35 years after his feat, because he didn't only mark the history of athletics but together with teammate John Carlos (bronze medallist) stood up on the podium with heads bowed and a black-glove-covered fist in the air, as a protest against the way black Americans were treated in their o...

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