Smith, Tommie C.
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Birthname | Tommie C. Smith | ||||
born on | 5 June 1944 at 06:00 (= 06:00 AM ) | ||||
Place | Clarksville, Texas, 33n37, 95w03 | ||||
Timezone | CWT h5w (is war time) | ||||
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Biography
American Olympics athlete in field and track events, he won a Gold Medal medal in the 200m event at the 1968 games in Mexico City. At the medal ceremony, he and his teammate John Carlos, gave a Black salute and received great publicity for their actions.
Smith was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1978.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Evans, Lee (born 25 February 1947)
- compare to chart of Sports: 1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico City (born 12 October 1968). Notes: Winner of Olympic Gold medal, banned because of ceremony
Events
- Work : Prize 1968 (Gold Medal in the Olympics)
- Work : Prize 1978 (Hall of Fame)
Source Notes
Steinbrecher Collection: Gauquelin Book of American Charts, 5 Jun 1944.
As Vidyapati Das pointed out, Wikipedia, based on Smith's autobiography (2007) gives 6 June 1944. Rodden rating has been downgraded.
Categories
- Vocation : Sports : Track and Field (Runner)
- Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame
- Notable : Awards : Olympics