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Postby ORDoubleBlues » Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:48 am

Saw last Sunday night on NITV a documentary called "Salute" about the 1968 Olympics 200 metres mens final where Australian Peter Norman claimed the silver medal - in a time that is still an Australian record of 20 flat - but was ostracized thereafter and was not taken to the Munich Olympics despite qualifying on several occasions to do so.
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Re: Peter Norman

Postby ORDoubleBlues » Thu Apr 18, 2019 6:58 pm

Good to see a statue of the man is up in Melbourne. A bit too late to right the wrongs of yesteryear but....
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