In this third episode of the Best and Worst of the Olympics podcast David Kohn tells Adam Batstone about the Tommy Smith and John Carlos Black Power salute in Mexico 1968.
The act of defiance during the medal ceremony for the 200m was carefully planned and had a massive impact for those involved. 

<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Worst-Olympics-moments-not-so-great/dp/B0D8GZV8C3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GAS32B5BXVBR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aI7VyPRnkdDiZWX0_aEXSA10o86476jPqd952bMff_vGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.pIV7bkaEm20ReMRdqdainll_iDBmBRqTRRWxHhzL1o8&dib_tag=se&keywords=best+and+worst+olympics&qid=1722250035&sprefix=%2Caps%2C74&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Click here to order your copy of David Kohn's book The Best and Worst of the Olympics</a>

In this third episode of the Best and Worst of the Olympics podcast David Kohn tells Adam Batstone about the Tommy Smith and John Carlos Black Power salute in Mexico 1968. The act of defiance during the medal ceremony for the 200m was carefully planned and had a massive impact for those involved. Click here to order your copy of David Kohn's book The Best and Worst of the Olympics

In this third episode of the Best and Worst of the Olympics podcast David Kohn tells Adam Batstone about the Tommy Smith and John Carlos Black Power salute in Mexico 1968.
The act of defiance during the medal ceremony for the 200m was carefully planned and had a massive impact for those involved. 

<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Worst-Olympics-moments-not-so-great/dp/B0D8GZV8C3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GAS32B5BXVBR&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aI7VyPRnkdDiZWX0_aEXSA10o86476jPqd952bMff_vGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.pIV7bkaEm20ReMRdqdainll_iDBmBRqTRRWxHhzL1o8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=best+and+worst+olympics&amp;qid=1722250035&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C74&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Click here to order your copy of David Kohn's book The Best and Worst of the Olympics</a>

Episode 3: Tommy Smith John Carlos and the Black Power Salute

David Kohn, author of the new book Best and Worst of the Olympics, talks to Adam Batstone about some of the highs and lows of Olympic history.

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