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Tommie Smith

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Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and 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 officially. His Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium caused controversy, as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. It remains a symbolic moment in the history of the Black Power movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommie Smith is the 109th most popular athlete (down from 56th in 2019), the 3,174th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,040th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tommie Smith ranks 109 out of 6,025. Before him are Roman Steinberg, Myer Prinstein, Harry Babcock, John Taylor, Irina Press, and Eric Liddell. After him are Ken Carpenter, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Elvīra Ozoliņa, Joe Rantz, Frank Zane, and Rudolf Bauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Tommie Smith ranks 235. Before him are Ivica Račan, Alvin Lee, Brian Tracy, Jeffrey Tambor, Richard Leakey, and Elizabeth Loftus. After him are Brenda Lee, Christian Boltanski, Peter Lindbergh, Goukouni Oueddei, Charles Sobhraj, and Rory Byrne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommie Smith ranks 3,174 out of 20,380. Before him are Anne Schedeen (1949), Larry Sanger (1968), Donna Karan (1948), Marshall Harvey Stone (1903), Anna May Wong (1905), and Elizabeth Loftus (1944). After him are John Fetterman (1969), David Berkowitz (1953), Brenda Lee (1944), Edsel Ford (1893), Bobby Brown (1969), and Dusty Hill (1949).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Tommie Smith ranks 33. Before him are Wilma Rudolph (1940), Jack Shea (1910), Charles Greene (1945), Eddie Eagan (1897), Harry Babcock (1890), and John Taylor (1883). After him are Ken Carpenter (1913), Joe Rantz (1914), Frank Zane (1942), Fred Newhouse (1948), Larry Scott (1938), and Ed Ablowich (1913).

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