Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith, who won the Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter sprint that year, and teammate John Carlos made headlines by raising their fists in a “human rights salute” in 1968. He set a new world record with a time of 19.83 seconds. Smith won a lot of praise and a ton of awards for the salute he delivered during the 1968 Olympics. He currently earns a career as a public speaker, giving speeches across the world on a variety of topics, including racial harmony and human rights.
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Tommie Smith
Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan won silver in 1994 and bronze in 1992 at the Winter Olympics after surviving an attack on her knee planned by Tonya Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. Since she gave up competitive figure skating, Kerrigan has undertaken a variety of endeavors, including working as a commentator, writing two books, and participating in the 2017 season of Dancing With the Stars.
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Nancy Kerrigan