Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith

June 6, 1944 · 82 years old

Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track & 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 legally.…

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With Drawn Arms

With Drawn Arms

2020 · 1h 24m · Movie

Filmmaker Glenn Kaino partners with Olympic gold-medalist Tommie Smith as he looks back 50 years to the moment that helped define a movement and changed the course of his life forever.

7.5
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The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

2020 · 1h 9m · Movie

Through intimate interviews with the participants and witnesses, this documentary is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the 1968 Olympics.

6.7