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Re: Wow, famous pic!

Posted by Neil E. (A) on May 5, 2007 at 18:57:55

In Reply to: Wow, famous pic! posted by Poindexter on May 5, 2007 at 09:15:23:

I'm pretty sure they kept their medals. Heard a nice interview with one of them (can't remember if it was Smith or Carlos, but I think it was Smith) a couple of weeks ago about the protest and he said that the rumors about them loosing their medals was false and that they still have them. It is mentioned Tommy Smith's autobiography.

According to one web site,"IOC president Avery Brundage deemed a domestic political statement unfit for the apolitical, international forum the Olympic Games was supposed to be. In an immediate response to their actions, he ordered Smith and Carlos suspended from the U.S. team and banned from the Olympic Village...."

Neil

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