2.9K views · 120 reactions | On August 1, 1936, the Summer Olympic...

62K views · 975 reactions | The men’s 200M final took place in #Tokyo today. In 1968, medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos had a global impact when they raised their fists on the podium. They were interviewed about the reaction shortly after the ceremony. #Olympics #OlympicGames #1968 #200M | BBC Archive | Facebook

52K views · 620 reactions | This is a gem of a #ThrowbackThursday! Let’s look back at the 1968 Olympic Games match between Peru  and Japan  in Mexico City #volleyball | Volleyball World | Facebook

At the 1960 Rome Olympics, Wilma Rudolph became the first woman to win three gold medals in track and field events at a single Olympics Games. This was an astonishing accomplishment given her childhood illness. Diagnosed with polio, Rudolph wore leg braces for several years. Due to segregated medical facilities, her family was forced to travel 90 miles several times a week to visit her doctors. Rudolph persevered and became one of America’s greatest track stars. #HiddenHerstory #APeoplesJourney

7.5K views · 201 reactions | 1960 Rome Summer Olympics, 800m final. Peter Snell stunned the running world in 1960 when he won the Olympic 800. He had been lucky to have made the New Zealand team in the first place, and then to have got through the two elimination rounds was beyond anyone’s hopes. From his Olympic gold medal in Rome, Snell went on to be the dominant 800/1,500 runner of the first half of the 1960s. | Nostalgic Kiwi | Facebook