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TIL Peter Norman, the Australian silver medalist photographed in the iconic 1968 Olympics photo alongside two black athletes with a raised fist wore a badge in support of their protest, and turned down a lucrative job offer during the 2000 Sydney Olympics because he refused to renounce his actions.

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