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Tommie Smith - World Record Breaking Gold Medal Olympian & Civil Rights Icon; Famous for Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympics

Tommie Smith

Profile updated January 12, 2026
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About Tommie Smith

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German Avila, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska – Lincoln
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Colin Kaepernick Meets With Iconic Activist Athlete Tommie Smith ...

The quarterback recently met with the 200-meter Olympic gold medalist who at 24 gave a Black Power salute on the 1968 Summer Games podium.

Tommie Smith, John Carlos and the 1968 Black Power protest ...

Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising black gloved fists at the 1968 Olympic Games became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century.

Books by Tommie Smith

Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting) - Book by Tommie Smith

Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting)” (2008)

The Olympic gold medal-winning track athlete best remembered for raising his black-gloved right fist while on the medal winner's podium at the 1968 Olympics discusses what the gesture meant to him and its lasting impact on his life as an educator and coach.

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