D.O.B: 06.06.44
N.O.C: United States
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Final Year of Competition: 1969
Years Top 10: 5
Personal bests
100y: 9.3 (United States 1966)
100m: 10.45 (Mexico 1966)
200m: 19.83 (Mexico 1968)
400m: 45.25 (United Kingdom 1966)
4x400m Relay: 2:59.6 (United States 1966)
Long Jump: 7.90 (United States 1966)
Smith was the first man to officially break the 20-second barrier for the 200 metres!✨
56 years later, Smith’s impact still resonates…his Olympic GOLD in 1968 was immortalised on account of his sensational new World Record [19.8 secs – a time that would last unbeaten for 11 years!] and his podium protest with John Carlos for black power and equality against racism and injustice.🥇
