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Tommie Smith

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Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and 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 officially. His Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium caused controversy, as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommie Smith has received more than 1,402,566 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommie Smith is the 48th most popular athlete (down from 41st in 2019), the 2,040th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,074th in 2019) and the 17th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tommie Smith ranks 48 out of 6,025. Before him are Louis Zamperini, Jan Železný, Viktor Saneyev, Gaston Aumoitte, Archie Hahn, and Sohn Kee-chung. After him are Coroebus of Elis, Alvin Kraenzlein, Gustavo Marzi, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Valeriy Brumel, and Jim Hines.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Tommie Smith ranks 155. Before him are Michel Polnareff, Alice Walker, Oleg Yankovsky, Mary Robinson, Carlos Pace, and Everaldo. After him are Sergei Belov, Denny Laine, Jon Anderson, Sirhan Sirhan, Frances de la Tour, and Kemal Sunal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommie Smith ranks 2,040 out of 20,380. Before him are Marissa Mayer (1975), Michael W. Young (1949), Brittany Murphy (1977), Pete Sampras (1971), Paul Bremer (1941), and Bill Conti (1942). After him are Jeffrey Sachs (1954), Walter Chrysler (1875), Venus Williams (1980), Larry Silverstein (1931), Eleanor Parker (1922), and Irving Thalberg (1899).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Tommie Smith ranks 17. Before him are Frank Zane (1942), Larry Scott (1938), Max Emmerich (1879), Tom Courtney (1933), Louis Zamperini (1917), and Archie Hahn (1880). After him are Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Jim Hines (1946), Betty Robinson (1911), Wilma Rudolph (1940), Platt Adams (1885), and Ralph Boston (1939).

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