Overview
Tommie Smith
Known For
Because They Believed
Documentary containing interviews of athletic trailblazers that were the first...
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Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams
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Biography
Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track & field athlete and 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 legally. Description above from the Wikipedia Tommie Smith licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.