Collett, Wayne
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| Birthname | Wayne Collett | ||||
| born on | 20 October 1949 at 18:08 (= 6:08 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Los angeles CA, USA, 34n03, 118w14 | ||||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   27°21'  15°57 Asc. 17°22'
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Biography
American athlete, an Olympic Silver Medal winner at the 1972 Munich Olympics in the field and track events for the 400m race. However, having received their medals, he and his Gold Medal winner teammate, staged a protest by talking and acting casually during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner. Collett and Gold medal winner Vince Matthews, were staging a protest on behalf of the mistreatment of Blacks in America; for their protest, they were barred from the Olympics for life.
A graduate of UCLA where he was later inducted into the university's hall of fame (1992) he worked as an attorney and in real estate. He and his wife had two sons.
Collet died of cancer on March 17, 2010 in Los Angeles.
Events
- Work : Prize 1972 (Silver Medal in Olympics)
- Death by Disease 17 March 2010 (Of cancer, age 60)
Source Notes
Steinbrecher Collection: Gauquelin Book of American Charts
Categories
- Vocation : Sports : Track and Field (Runner)
- Notable : Awards : Olympics
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Terminal)
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
