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Updated May 19 Lee Evans, record-setting sprinter and 1968 Olympic activist, dies at age 74 Lee Evans won gold in the 400 meters in Mexico City shortly after teammates Tommie Smith and John Carlos were sent home for raising their fists on the medals stand. Associated Press Share United States runners Lee Evans, center, Larry James, left, and Ron Freeman are shown after receiving their medals for the 400-meter race at the Mexico City Olympics in Mexico City on Oct. 18, 1968. Evans, the record-...

AP LAGOS, Nigeria — Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans’ death. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Evans’ family had started a fundraiser in hopes of bringing him back to the U.S. from Nigeria, where he coached track, to receive medical care after he suffered a stroke last week. Evans became the first man to crack 44 seconds in the 400 meters, winning th...

Olympic gold medalist, world record holder, USATF Hall of Famer and human rights activist Lee Evans died Wednesday at age 74.   Evans, who was born Feb. 25, 1947, in Madera, California, gained the national spotlight as part of San Jose States legendary sprint program, after a storied career at Overfelt High School. He won the first of his five U.S. titles at 400 meters in 1966.   After capturing the NCAA 400m crown in 1968, Evans went on to win the final Olympic Trials at Echo Summit in a th...

US 400m great and rights activist Lee Evans dies at 74 Issued on: 19/05/2021 - 22:35 Gold medal winner: Lee Evans (centre) crosses the finish line of the Mens 400m final at the 1968 Mexico Olympics - EPU/AFP/File 3 min Los Angeles (AFP) Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic 400m champion and a founding member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, has died at the age of 74, USA Track and Field said Wednesday. The USATF did not give a cause of death, but the ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Former American sprinter Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic 400m champion, has died aged 74, The PUNCH reports. Evans suffered a stroke last week in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, and has been on life support at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo. Retired footballer and 1980 AFCON winner Segun Odegbami, a close friend of Evans, confirmed the death of the retired athlete and coach on WhatsApp platform Family United By Sports Wednesday night. Odegbami wro...

Lee Evans, record-setting sprinter and Olympic gold medalist, dies at 74 Lee Evans was the first man to crack 44 seconds in the 400 meters, winning the gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Games in 43.86. Author: Associated Press Updated: 3:29 PM CDT May 19, 2021 LAGOS, Nigeria — Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans death. The San Jos...

Views: Visits 6 By Chief Segun Odegbami The above is the title of my broadcast on social media two days ago. I am repeating it here only as a guide to what has developed since then. The article generated global interest except in the sports fraternity in Nigeria that does not seem to appreciate the enormity of the matter or the global citizen involved. Even athletes that he groomed, or guided, to achieve their successes in international sports were discussing other ped...

The above is the title of my broadcast on social media two days ago. I am repeating it here only as a guide to what has developed since then.

Share This: John Carlos (on right), Tommie Smith (center), and Peter Norman, who wore an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge in support of their gesture. When Norman died in 2006, Carlos and Smith were pallbearers at his funeral. Photograph: AP The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has doubled down on its decision to ban any political, ideological, or social protest at the upcoming Tokyo Games. So, athletes and spectators are banned from raising a fist, taking a knee, or wearing Black Li...

How the Black Power Protest at the 1968 Olympics Killed Careers When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Summer Games, Australian runner Peter Norman stood by them. It lost him his career. Author: When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Summer Games, Australian runner Peter Norman stood by them. It lost him his career. It’s an iconic image: Two athletes raise their fists on the Olympic podium. The photograph, taken after...