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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 Debbie Meyer 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
Debbie Meyer
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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