Peter Norman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Norman

Australian sprinter

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1942

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 03-Oct-2006

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Peter George Norman (15 June 1942 – 3 October 2006) was an Australian track athlete.
He won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, with a time of 20.06 seconds.
This remains an Oceanian record.
He was a five-time national 200-metres champion.Norman is arguably best known as the third athlete pictured in a famous photograph of the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute, which occurred during the medal ceremony for the 200-metre event.
He wore a badge of the Olympic Project for Human Rights in support of fellow athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith.
Norman was not selected for the 1972 Summer Olympics, and retired from the sport soon after.