Tommie Smith Researched via: Student Name: Raeanne Broomes Date: 4/15/10
Who is Tommie Smith? He is the only man in the history of track and field to hold eleven world records simultaneously. He is the only man in the history of track and field to hold eleven world records simultaneously
Tommie Smith's accomplishments: Broke the world and Olympic records with a time of seconds and became the 200-meter Olympic champion. He is the only man in the history of track and field to hold eleven world records
Tommie Smith's schools and affiliations: He was a student at San Jose State. Attending Lemoore High School he excelled at football, basketball, and athletics.Lemoore High School
Gift to Usain Bolt: Tommie Smith gave 2008 Olympic triple gold winner Usain Bolt of Jamaica one of his shoes from the 1968 Olympics as a birthday gift.
What do you like to the most about Tommie Smith?