American athlete Dick Fosbury, in this combo, shows the style he used to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, Oct. 20, 1968. Fosbury set a new Olympic record using the style called the

** FILE ** Extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City on Oct. 16, 1968. Australian silver medalist Peter Norman is at left. Peter Norman, the Australian who stood alongside the U.S. athletes staging the civil rights protest from the medal podium at the 1968 Olympics, died Tuesday October 3, 2006, of a heart attack. He was 64. (AP Photo/FILE)

Ann Packer, British runner is kissed by her fiance, Bobby Brightwell, also a member of the British Olympic track team, after she won the women's 800-meter run at the Tokyo Olympics, October 20, 1964. (AP Photo)

Britain's Ann Packer (55) congratulates Betty Cuthbert (12) and J.F.Amoore (11) both of Australia, after the women's 400 metre final during the 1964 Olympic Games in the national stadium in Tokyo, Oct. 17, 1964. Cuthbert won in 52.0 seconds from Packer in 52.2 seconds. (AP Photo)

Betty Cuthbert of Australia waves a greeting after receiving her gold medal for winning the women's 400-meter run at the Tokyo Olympics, October 17, 1964. She is flanked by Ann Packer of Britain, left, who finished second, and Judith Moore, who finished third. (AP Photo)

The winners of the light heavyweight boxing division pose during medal ceremony at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, Sept. 14, 1960. Gold medal winner is Cassius Clay, 18-year-old from Louisville, Ky.; silver medal winner is Z Pietrzykowski of Poland, right; and the bronze medal winners are Tony Madigan of Australia and Giulio Saraudi of Italy, far left. (AP Photo)

The winners of the light heavyweight boxing division pose during medal ceremony at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, Sept. 14, 1960. Gold medal winner is Cassius Clay, 18-year-old from Louisville, Ky.; silver medal winner is Z Pietrzykowski of Poland, right; and the bronze medal winners are Tony Madigan of Australia and Giulio Saraudi of Italy, far left. (AP Photo)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Ethiopian athlete Bikila Abebe runs barefoot for victory in the Rome 1960 Olympic Games marathon.

A trio of U.S. boxers wear gold medals at the Olympic village in Rome, September 6, 1960. From the left are: Wilbert McClure of Toledo, Ohio, light middleweight; Cassius Clay of Louisville, KY, light heavyweight; and Edward Crook of Fort Campbell, KY, middleweight. (AP Photo)

United States Olympic boxer Cassius Clay of Louisville, KY, right, is shown in action during the Olympic bout against Z. Pietrzykowski of Poland in Rome, Italy, September 5, 1960. Clay outpointed the Pole and won the gold medal in the light heavyweight class for the United States. (AP Photo)

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 1960, file photo, Cassius Clay, 18-year-old from Louisville, Ky., throws a right at Tony Madigan of Australia, left, during the light heavyweight boxing semi-finals at the Summer Olympic Games in Rome, Sept. 3, 1960. They were the Summer Games that ushered in the Olympics as we know them today. Starting 50 years ago on Wednesday, Rome hosted the first Summer Olympics to be commercially broadcast. They were the first games with a major doping scandal, as Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen collapsed during his race under the influence of Roniacol and died the same day. (AP Photo/File)

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