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Tommie Smith
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Tommie Smith

American Athlete


Birthday
Tuesday
He is born 79 years, 9 months and 23 days ago
Birthplace
Clarksville, United States
Nationality: american États-Unis
Categorie
Sportsmen » Athletes
Birth sign: Gemini
Chinese birth sign: Monkey
Height

191 cm

Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and field athlete and former 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 to protest racism and injustice against African Americans in the United States caused controversy, as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. It remains a symbolic moment in the history of the Black Power movement.

Source : Wikipedia