Question

andwere two American athletes who had protested against racial discrimination in the Mexico Olympics of 1968.
(Answer in alphabetical order).

• A. Tommie Smith
• B. Sally Pearson
• C. Peter Norman
• D. John Carlos

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

John Carlos

Tommie Smith and John Carlos were the American athletes who had won the gold and the bronze medals respectively during the Mexico Olympics of 1968. They protested against racial discrimination by raising black-gloved fists with bowed heads.