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2 unusual facts about Martin Jellinghaus


Martin Jellinghaus

Martin Jellinghaus (born 26 October 1944 in Lauf an der Pegnitz, Bayern) is a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

During the games, along with the Australian sprinter Peter Norman, he wore Olympic Project for Human Rights badges to show support for the suspended American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the two gold and bronze medalists in the men's 200-meter race, who took their places on the podium for the medal ceremony barefooted and wearing civil rights badges, lowering their heads and each defiantly raising a black-gloved fist as the Star Spangled Banner was played.



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