Tommie Smith & John Carlos in 1968

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Great Summer Olympic Moments

After finishing first and third in the 200 meters, the two Americans stood with one fist in the air and black socks on their feet as symbols of unity and black power. (AP)

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Tommie Smith & J... After finishing first and third in the 200 meters, the two Americans stood with one fist in the air and black socks on their feet as symbols of unity and black power. (AP)

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Mark Spitz in 19... Spitz racked up seven gold medals in a single Olympics with a performance for the ages in Munich. (AP)

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Rulon Gardner in... Entering the Sydney Olympics, Russian Aleksandr Karelin had not given up a point in six years or lost a match in 13. Gardner put an emphatic end to both streaks and took home the gold. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

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Jesse Owens in 1... Owens captured four gold medals despite the many social hurdles facing him in Berlin. (AP)

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The Original Dre... With 10 of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History on the roster, Team USA cruised to the gold with an average margin of victory of 43.8 points. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

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Nadia Comaneci i... The 14-year-old Romanian became the first Olympic gymnast to score a perfect 10. She would earn six additional 10s, and was the first Romanian, and youngest gymnast ever, to win the all-around title at the Olympics. (AP)

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Michael Johnson ... Wearing the now infamous golden spikes, Johnson shattered his own 200 meter record, finishing in 19.32 seconds. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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Bob Beamon in 19... In Mexico City, Beamon's world record-setting long jump of 8.90 m (29 feet, 2 1/2 inches) broke the previous mark by almost two feet. (AP)

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Wilma Rudolph in... Competing on a sprained ankle, Rudolph became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. (AP)

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Derek Redmond in... After tearing his hamstring during the 400 meter semi-final, the British sprinter took a full lap around the track, with the assistance of his father, as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin)

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Michael Phelps i... With six golds and two bronze, Phelps' eight medals tied Russian gymnast Alexander Dityatin's record medal haul, set in 1980. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Kerri Strug in 1... Despite a broken ankle, Strug's heroics on the vault propelled the U.S. to a gold medal in the team competition. (AP Photo/Susan Ragan)

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Carl Lewis in 19... Lewis was on top of the world after he equaled Jesse Owens' 1936 performance with four gold medals. (AP)

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Muhammad Ali in ... The Atlanta Games got off to an emotional start as the former heavyweight champ lit the Olympic flame. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

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Mary Lou Retton ... A perfect 10 on the horse vault made Retton the first American gymnast to win an Olympic all-around title. (AP Photo/Suzanne Vlamis)

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