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  • Vince Matthews (288) was one of three members of the U.S. 4x400-meter relay team that held up clenched fists after receiving their gold medals in the Mexico City Games in 1968. AP Photo/File (Image obtained via ESPN.com)

    IOC lifts ban on sprinter Vince Matthews for racial injustice protest 50 years ago | ESPN

  • 50 years later, sprinter Matthews welcomed back to Olympics | Plainview Herald

  • Wayne Collett (left) and Vince Matthews at the 400-metre Olympic ceremony at the 1972 Games in Munich, Germany. -

    Lewis wants Olympic medallists to receive Olympic Order

  • Avery Brundage (standing) was IOC President at the time that lifetime bans were issued to Matthews and Collett ©Getty Images

    CANOC President calls for IOC to rescind life bans issued to athletes 48 years after podium protests

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    Matthews and Collett Banned From Olympics

  • Wayne Collett (left) and Vince Matthews (Associated Press/File 1972)

    Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett: A Most Casual Protest With Most Striking Consequences

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