Non British, non USA 70s Olympians

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  1. Jack Tatty

    Jack Tatty Well-Known Member

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    Ronnie and Matthew.
     
    Jack Tatty, Feb 4, 2021
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    Harry H
     
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    Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey must be up there.
     
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    Nelly Kim
     
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    Her first Olympics were Moscow in 1980
     
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    Abebe Bikila won gold in the marathon in 1960 and 1964 while running in bare feet.
     
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    Teofilo Stevenson
    Cuban heavyweight boxer
    Won gold at 1972 1976 and 1980 games
    A good chance he would have also won 1984 and 1988 if Cuba hadn't boycotted the games
     
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    Peter Norman... (who?)

    he was third man on the podium with Tommie Smith and Johm Carlos when they gave the black power salute.

    He was Australian who became a lifelong friend of the two Americans. John Carlos had forgotten his black glove and it was Norman who suggested that they split Smith's pair... hence the right and leftie salutes.

    (it was actually 1968 in Mexico)
     
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    Michael Noz Well-Known Member

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    this bloke was so far in front of any of the others. He was... awesome. There was always speculation about him going pro and fighting Muhammed Ali. But he never did because of the Cuban commie ideology (or something)... that would have been a matchup...
     
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    Kip Keino.
     
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