200-meter race

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  • Olympic protests, 1968
    In Tommie Smith

    …City, where he won the 200-meter dash in 19.83 seconds—the first time that the distance was run in less than 20 seconds. During the medal ceremony, Smith attracted international attention when he and teammate John Carlos gave the Black Power salute. It became a defining moment in the civil rights…

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