Tommie Smith
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Tommie Smith is an American sprinter and civil rights activist best known for his raised-fist Black Power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tommie Smith canonical | 6 |
| Tommie C. Smith | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Olympic Project for Human Rights ⓘ |
| competedIn | 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| coParticipant |
John Carlos
ⓘ
Peter Norman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-06-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Lamar High School (Merced, California)
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San Jose State University ⓘ
surface form:
San José State University
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| event |
Tommie Smith was gold medalist in men's 200 metres
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surface form:
men's 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| familyName | Smith ⓘ |
| givenName |
Tommy
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surface form:
Tommie
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| hasWebsite | https://www.tommiesmith.org/ ⓘ |
| honor | induction into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| knownFor | raised-fist Black Power salute on the medal podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medal | gold medal in men's 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
USA Track & Field
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surface form:
United States national track and field team
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| movement | civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics medal ceremony ⓘ |
| occupation |
athletics coach
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civil rights activist ⓘ sprinter ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ |
| participantIn | 1968 Olympics Black Power salute protest ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Clarksville, Texas
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surface form:
Clarksville, Texas, United States
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| positionHeld |
track coach at Oberlin College
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track coach at Santa Monica College ⓘ |
| representedCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setRecord | world record in men's 200 metres (19.83 seconds) in 1968 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| specialty |
100 metres
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200 metres ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
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sprinting ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute
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“The John Carlos Story” (shared narrative and coverage) ⓘ |
| timeRecorded | 19.83 seconds in men's 200 metres final at the 1968 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| wears |
Olympic Project for Human Rights badge during 1968 medal ceremony
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black glove during 1968 medal ceremony ⓘ black socks during 1968 medal ceremony ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tommie Smith
this entity surface form:
Tommie C. Smith
subject surface form:
Peter Norman