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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: Olg Deezer Subject: RE: For the Old Timers: What Did You Think of Tommie Smith and John Carlos in 1968 Body: It hasn't been mentioned yet, but 4 years later, not much had changed as far as the Olympics were concerned. When Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett got first and second in the 400 in 1972, they didn't really "demonstrate" on the medals stand but they didn't stand at attention; they were very casually chatting through the anthem. The IOC said they couldn't compete in the Games anymore - which, combined with an injury to John Smith, meant the U.S. had no 4x400 relay. The U.S. would have swept that 400 if Smith, who made it to the final but couldn't finish, hadn't been hurt. I wonder if he would have acted as Matthews and Collett did. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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