Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis won nine Olympic gold medals and one silver medal over the span of his career. He retired from competitive track and field in 1997 and has appeared in TV shows and movies since then. He was voted Sportsman of the Century, World Athlete of the Century, and Olympian of the Century. As of 2018, he's been assistant coaching at the University of Houston.
Tommie Smith
Two USA athletes took spots on the podium for the 1968 200m dash: Tommie Smith for gold and John Carlos for bronze. The men used their position to silently gesture their support for the Civil Rights movement by using the Black Power gesture while wearing black gloves. The gesture itself made waves across the world and Smith and Carlos will never be forgotten because of it. Later in life, Smith went to coach track at Oberlin College and taught sociology. He then went to teach at Santa Monica College in 2007 and has been teaching ever since.
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