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A film cameraman shoots gold medalist Tommie Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos (left) as the two american athletes continue to give the 'black power' salute which shocked spectators during the presentation ceremony for the 200m. The athlete between them is Peter Norman of Australia.
16th October 1968
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Waldemar Baszanowski of Poland lifts 167.5kg in the clean and jerk event of the lightweight weight-lifting competition. His total lift of 437.5 kg gave him the gold medal.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: George Foreman (r) of the USA lands a right hook on the chin of Russia's Iones Chepulis to win the gold medal.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Yanis Lusis of USSR hurls the javelin 90.10 metres to win the gold medal.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: William Steinkhaus riding 'Snowbound' in action in the Olympic jumping Grand Prix. He won Olympic gold medal.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Australia's 18 years old, Mike Wenden (4th lane from left) hits the pool wall in 52.2 seconds to break the world record for the 100 metres world record freestyle swim. In the first lane is Ken Walsh of the USA, former record holder and he took silver medal. In the second lane is Leonid Ilichev of Russia, fifth and in the third lane is Luis Nicolao of Argentina.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Miss Marion Coakes of Great Britain takes an obstacle on her mount, 'Stroller' in the preliminary round of the Olympic Grand Prix show-jumping event at Campo Marte.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Major Derek S. Allhusen of Great Britain takes a jump of Lochinvar during today's Olympic equestrian event near Mexico City. The British 4-man team won gold medals for the 3-day team event.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Jim Day of Canada on Candian Club in the show-jumping.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Unidentified women's javelin thrower.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968, October : Enriqueta Basilo, the 20 years old half-miler runs up the ninety steps towards the Olympic torch to light the Olympic flame. She is the first woman in history to light the famous flame.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Pierre Trentin of France near the finish of the 100 metres cycling time trial on 17th October 1968, which he won in an Olympic record time.
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Mexico City Olympics 1968: Sawao Kato of Japan, individual and team gold medallist in the men's gymnastics.
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Aleksandr Medved (Russia) on top Wilfried Dietrich ( Germany) 1968
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21st October 1967: Mexico City Olympic Games: Russian wrestler, Fidel Guerra during their 70kg bout at the mini-Olympic Games meeting here. The Russian won the match.
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Al Oerter of the United States in action during the Men's Discus at the 19th Olympic Games in Mexico City. He won the gold medal for the event with an Olympic record throw of 212 feet 6 and one half inches.
16th October 1968
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1968 Olympic Games, Mexico City
America's gold and bronze medallists Tommie Smith (centre) and John Carlos (right) raise their arms as a 'Black Power' gesture during the Olympic Awards Ceremony. Smith had set a world record of 19.8 seconds in the 200 metre race. Each man wore a black glove on one hand and raised it, with fist clenched as the US flag was raised. Perter Norman from Australia (left) won the silver medal.
16th October 1968.
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Victor Saneev of the USSR sets a world and olympic record of 57ft in the triple jump final during the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.
18th October 1968
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Victor Saneev of the USSR in action during the qualifying round for the mens triple jump event at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico
18th October 1968
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1968 Olympic Games - Mexico - 400m Olympic Games Final
(Lillian Board, far right)
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Italy's Claudio Dibiasi displays his form during the pre-Olympic Games diving competition in Mexico City.
22nd October 1967.
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Thousands of pigeons take off from their boxes during the opening ceremony for 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.
13th October 1968.
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Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City.
M.Gammoudi of Tunisia with his arms in the air crosses the line to win the final of the 5,000 metres in the Mexico Olympics.
A close second is H.Keino of Kenya and third was Temu also of Kenya but not in picture.
20th October 1968.
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Britains David Hemery (402) out in front as he streaks to a new World Record of 48.1 secs and a gold medal in the mens 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Olympic Games in mexico City. It was Britains first gold of the 1968 Olympic Games
16th October 1968
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1968 Olympic Games, Mexico
Bob Beamon of the USA is the centre of attraction for fans attending the track and field events at the 19th Olympic Games after he had broken the World and Olympic record in the men's long jump. He jumped a record 29 feet 2 & 1/2 inches.
18th October 1968.
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Nairobi, Kenya.
President Jomo Kenyatta (left) of Kenya admires the gold medal won by Kipchoge Keino in the men's 1500m event at the 1968 Olympic Games as the Kenya Olympic team arrived back in Nairobi.
30th October 1968.
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1968 Olympic Games, Mexico
Bob Beamon of the USA is the centre of attraction for fans attending the track and field events at the 19th Olympic Games after he had broken the World and Olympic record in the men's long jump. He jumped a record 29 feet 2 & 1/2 inches.
18th October 1968.
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1968 Olympics, Mexico.
Bob Beamon of the USA in action during the men's long jump event in which he shattered the world record by more than two feet, in a leap of 29 feet 2 & 1/2 inches to win an Olympic gold medal.
18th October 1968.
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1968 Olympics, Mexico.
Bob Beamon of the USA in action during the men's long jump event in which he shattered the world record by more than two feet, in a leap of 29 feet 2 & 1/2 inches to win an Olympic gold medal.
18th October 1968.
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1968 Olympics, Mexico.
Bob Beamon of the USA in action during the men's long jump event in which he shattered the world record by more than two feet, in a leap of 29 feet 2 & 1/2 inches to win an Olympic gold medal.
18th October 1968.
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1968 Olympics, Mexico.
Bob Beamon of the USA in action during the men's long jump event in which he shattered the world record by more than two feet, in a leap of 29 feet 2 & 1/2 inches to win an Olympic gold medal.
18th October 1968.
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Britains Lilian Board before leaving for the Mexico Olympics sitting on the bonnet of a Ford car with an Olympic logo on it.
15th September 1968
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Britains David Hemery (402) out in front as he streaks to a new World Record of 48.1 secs and a gold medal in the mens 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Olympic Games in mexico City. It was Britains first gold of the 1968 Olympic Games
16th October 1968
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Britains David Hemery (402) out in front as he streaks to a new World Record of 48.1 secs and a gold medal in the mens 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. It was Britains first gold of the 1968 Olympic Games.
16th October 1968
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Members of the 1968 British Olympic team who won medals being entertained in Downing Street by Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
L-R: Major Derek Allhusen (Gold and Silver 3 Day eventing), Lillian Board (silver 400m), Sgt Jones (Gold 3 day eventing), Prime Minister Wilson, C. Finnigan (Gold boxing), David Hemery (Gold hurdles), Mrs. Wilson, and Miss Marion Coakes (Silver Show Jumping)
9th November 1968
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Members of the 1968 British Olympic team which won the gold medal in the three day equestrian team event.
L-R: Mr. Richard Meade, Miss Christine Sheppard, Miss Mary MacDonell, Major Derek Allhusen and Sgt. Ben Jones.
Pictured at a training session on Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park - 27th August 1965
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Major Derek Allhusen a member of the 1968 British Olympic team which won the gold medal in the three day equestrian team event.
Pictured at a training session on "Lochinvar" on Smith's Lawn, Windsor Great Park - 27th August 1965
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Major Derek Allhusen a member of the British Olympic team which won the gold medal in the three day equestrian team event. He is being congratulated by Prince Philip after receiving the medal.
Mexico City - 26th October 1968
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1968 Olympic Games, Mexico
Nafta Temu of Kenya winning the Olympic 10,000 metres event from Mamo Wolde.
16th October 1968
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