Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres

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Peter Norman was an Australian sprinter best known for winning silver in the 200 metres at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and standing in solidarity with Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their Black Power salute.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
sprinter
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenOf Australia
competitionClass sprint
countryOfCitizenship Australia
dateOfBirth 1942-06-15
dateOfDeath 2006-10-03
era 20th century
event 100 metres
200 metres
familyName Norman
fullName Peter Norman
surface form: Peter George Norman
givenName Peter
hasMemorial statue at San Jose State University, California, United States
height approximately 1.78 m
honouredBy Parliament of Australia
surface form: Australian Parliament
knownFor supporting Tommie Smith and John Carlos during the Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics medal ceremony
winning silver medal in the men’s 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics
maritalStatus married
medal silver medal
medalAtGames 1968 Summer Olympics
medalForEvent men’s 200 metres
medalType Olympic silver medal
nationality Australian
occupation butcher
physical education teacher
OlympicCity Mexico City
OlympicCountry Mexico
OlympicGames 1968 Summer Olympics
personalBest200m 20.06 seconds
placeOfBirth Coburg, Victoria, Australia
placeOfDeath Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
relative Gary Norman
Jan Norman
religion Salvation Army
representedCountry Australia
setRecord Olympic record in men’s 200 metres heats in 1968
sexOrGender male
sport athletics
stance anti-racism
subjectOf documentary film "Salute"
supported John Carlos
Tommie Smith
weight approximately 70 kg
woreItem Olympic Project for Human Rights badge during 1968 medal ceremony

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1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute participantRole Peter Norman was silver medalist in men's 200 metres