Olympic Spirit in Mexico City as 119 Nations Gather
In Olympia Coroehos won the first recorded Olympic 200 yard dash. Baron de Coubertin warned that the spirit is not winning but taking part. On Oct 13 at 7349 feet, 7226 athletes from 119 nations will compete amid unrest and boycotts. The spirit remains as athletes seek gold medals and fleeting unity.
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Mexico
D. F
Nea
B.C
Olympia
Coroehos
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Tommie Smith
Corochos
Mexico City
Amsterdam
Sculptures for Olympiad Route of Friendship Unveiled
Uprising in Mexico inspires design of 18 monumental concrete sculptures for the 19th Olympiad site with a one mile Route of Friendship to Olympic Village. Six works range 20 to 60 feet high. artist Pierre Szekely highlighted along with Willi Gutmann Angela Gurria Herbert Bayer Joop Belson Constantino Nivola.
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Mexico
Olympic Village
Pierre Szekely
Hungary
Iives
France
Willi Gutmann
Angela Gurria
Herbert Bayer
United States
Joop J. Belson
Netherlands
Constantino Nivola
Don Barksdale recalls 1948 Olympics and race bias
Don Barksdale reflects on being the first Black U S Olympic basketball player in 1948. He describes segregation in hotels and elevators in New York, later experiencing unity with teammates in London and the breakthrough of Black players in the NBA. He notes Glad to see progress since then while criticizing the boycott and racism.
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NEW York
NEA
Don Barksdale
United States
London
America
Bartlesville
Okla
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Louisville
Barksdale
Adolph Rupp
Omar Browning
R. C. Pitts
Mississippi
Rupp
Kentucky
Oakland
Jesse Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Harry Edwards
Bob Richards
Bob Mathias
U.S
Chuck Cooper
Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton
Uruguay
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Don Collander
Bill Toomey
Jim Ryan
Bob Seagren
Olympic Stadium
San Juan de Teotihuacan
Stanford
California
Wisconsin
Ike
Harrison Dillard
Harney Ewell
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