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Bob Beamon sets long jump record at 1968 Summer Olympics

Beamon’s record stood for nearly 23 years, when it was broken by Mike Powell in 1991 by two inches. Powell’s record still stands today.RANK: 39 LOCATION: Estadio Olímpico Universitario | Mexico City, Mexico DATE: 10/18/1968 CATEGORY: Summer Olympics

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Tommie Smith, John Carlos salute at 1968 Summer Olympics

The salute was one of the most overt political statements in the history of the Olympics, as two of the world's best athletes displayed the gesture on a global stage. Both athletes were later expelled from the Olympic Games after the gestures were labeled

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Muhammad Ali lights Olympic torch at 1996 Games

Ali, who was dealing with Parkinson's disease, was also awarded an honorary gold medal to replace the one from 1960 that he claims he tossed in the river in frustration after being denied service at a restaurant.RANK: 68 LOCATION: Centennial Olympic Stadi

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Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at 1936 Summer Olympics

The defeat in his home city was an embarrassment for Hitler and cemented Owens into history. Though he was not met at home by fanfare at the time, he was eventually awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976.RANK: 3 LOCATION: Olympiastadion | Berli

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Mark Spitz wins seven gold medals at 1972 Summer Olympics

The terrorist group Black September took hostage and killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, forever marring the image of the 1972 Olympics. Spitz, a Jewish Olympian, had to be taken out of West Germany before the end of the Olympics.RANK: 49 LOCAT

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