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Wolfgang Nordwig at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games Olympic protests, 1968 Bob Beamon Olympic diver Klaus Dibiasi George Foreman Roland Matthes Viktor Saneyev Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games: Tommie Smith and John Carlos Wyomia Tyus anchoring the U.S. 4 × 100-metre relay team, which won the gold medal in world record time at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.
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Also Known As Games of the XIX Olympiad
Date October 12, 1968 - October 27, 1968
Location Mexico • Mexico City

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Wolfgang Nordwig at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games
Olympic protests, 1968
Bob Beamon
Olympic diver Klaus Dibiasi
George Foreman
Roland Matthes
Viktor Saneyev
Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games: Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Wyomia Tyus anchoring the U.S. 4 × 100-metre relay team, which won the gold medal in world record time at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.
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