Martin Jellinghaus (born 26 October 1944) is a retired

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former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for West Germany in the

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held in

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in the 4×400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Helmar Müller,

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and

Gerhard Hennige Gerhard Hennige (born 23 September 1940) is a retired German sprinter. He won a silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1968 Olympics, setting a European record in the semifinals. He was also part of the 4 × 400 m West German teams that finishe ...

. During the games, along with the Australian sprinter Peter Norman, he wore

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badges to show support for the suspended American sprinters

Tommie Smith Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and field, track and field athlete and former wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold me ...

and

John Carlos John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional American football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power sal ...

, the two gold and bronze medalists in the men's 200-meter race, who took their places on the podium for the medal ceremony barefooted and wearing civil rights badges, lowering their heads and each defiantly raising a black-gloved fist as

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was played.

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1944 births Living people West German male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of West Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for West Germany People from Lauf an der Pegnitz Sportspeople from Middle Franconia Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub