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Why the raised fist is so powerful

Edit CNN 09 May 2016
(CNN)When American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised black-gloved fists over their heads during the medal ceremony at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, they embodied much of the political turbulence of the era ... Smith and Carlos had an entire movement behind their fists ... Amy Bass ... Read More ... 11 photos. The power of the Panthers. 11 photos ... 1 of 11 ... "It's a free country," said four-time gold medalist Al Oerter at the time ... ....

Mangano Announces 2016 Nassau County H.S. Athletics Hall Of Fame Inductees (Nassau County, NY)

Edit Public Technologies 03 May 2016
Inductees include Julius Erving, NBA/ABA Champion of Roosevelt H.S.; Al Oerter, 4-Time Olympic Champion of Sewanhaka H.S.; & Longtime Football & Boys Lacrosse Announcer Norm Murray ... AL OERTER - ATHLETE - A 1954 graduate of Sewanhaka High School, Al Oerter excelled in the shot put and discus....

At Long Last, Relays Season is Back - Part Two (USATF - USA Track & Field)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Apr 2016
(Source. USATF - USA Track & Field). This is the second of a two-part series by contributor Tom Surber on the Penn and Drake Relays. Click hereto read part one ... Featuring legends through the years such as Jesse Owens, Wilma Rudolph, Al Oerter, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson and countless others, the Drake Relays has a rich heritage and is widely considered an American track and field institution ... ET on NBCSN ... Contributed by Tom Surber ... (noodl....

Obituary: Iolanda Balas, Romanian athlete

Edit Scotsman 26 Mar 2016
Born. 12 December 1936 in Timisoara, Romania. Died. 11 March 2016 in Bucharest Romania ... She won her 1960 0lympic title by a margin of 14cm,the greatest ever in global competition, and in 1964 by 10cm ... She also commented ... Her standing in world athletics was underlined when in 2012 she was inducted into the IAAF's inaugural Hall of Fame along with other all time greats, such as Jesse Owens,Emil Zatopek,Al Oerter,Carl Lewis and others ... ....

USATF Annual Awards Breakfast recognizes outstanding achievements (USATF - USA Track & Field)

Edit Public Technologies 05 Dec 2015
(Source. USATF - USA Track & Field). HOUSTON, Texas -- USATF honored individual constituents and associations as they received recognition at the Annual Awards Breakfast on Saturday held in conjunction with the 2015 USATF Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Houston. Outstanding Athlete of the Year. Allyson Felix, Women's Sprints. Shannon Rowbury, Women's Distance. Michelle Carter, Women's Throws ... Award ... Dr ... Al Oerter Male Thrower of the Year....

Mayor de Blasio, Council Member Ferreras-Copeland and Parks Commissioner Silver Launch Flushing Meadows Corona Park ...

Edit Public Technologies 16 Nov 2015
(Source. City of New York, NY). November 16, 2015. New conservancy group will support and improve 'The World's Park' ... Carol Conslato ... Associate General Counsel, 32BJ Jim Haddad ... It is the largest and most diverse park in Queens, and is home to the city's largest lake, the Al Oerter Recreation Center, the Queens Museum, the New York Hall of Sciences, the National Tennis Center, Citi Field, and the newly repainted Philip Johnson masterpiece....

Peace Run to Visit Colorado Schools (USATH - USA Team Handball)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Sep 2015
(Source. USATH - USA Team Handball). By Rupasi Young ... On Tuesday, September 22nd, Colorado Springs welcomes the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in partnership with the Al Oerter Foundation as part of a week long run through Colorado ... The Al Oerter Foundation fosters character and integrity through sports and the arts. Cathy Oerter, wife of 4-time discus Olympic Gold medalist Al Oerter, will participate with the Peace Run in Colorado....

Things to Do in Queens July 21-July 29

Edit About.com 21 Jul 2015
From a summer solstice poetry reading at the Voelker-Orth Museum to several outdoor films including a screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s at Hunters Point Park, and a beer festival at Queens Botanical Garden, plus a pow wow at the Queens County Farm Museum the borough’s hopping! Here's the latest update from our friends at It's in Queens. July 21, Italian Night, 7 pm ... $25 ... Al Oerter Recreation Center, 131-40 Fowler Ave., Corona....

Walsh Jennings sets sight on fourth straight gold

Edit Reuters 02 Jul 2015
BERLIN Kerri Walsh Jennings is eyeing her fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro next year but the American beach volleyball champion will have to complete this remarkable feat with a new partner ... That exclusive club of four straight Olympic golds so far includes just two athletes -- Americans Al Oerter and Carl Lewis -- who achieved this feat in discus and long jump respectively at four consecutive Games ... Reuters ... X. ....

Which Olympic Stars Also Shined At The Pan American Games? (United States Olympic Committee)

Edit noodls 10 Jun 2015
(Source. United States Olympic Committee) By Paul D. Bowker . June 10, 2015, 8.49 a.m. (ET). Bruce Jenner competes in the shot put portion of the decathlon at the Mexico City 1975 Pan American Games. Greg Massialas still remembers his first Pan American Games nearly 40 years ago ... He won six Pan Am medals ... Al Oerter, Track and Field ... One year before Oerter made his Olympic debut, he won the discus at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago....

USATF recognizes a year of achievements at awards breakfast (USATF - USA Track & Field)

Edit noodls 04 Dec 2014
(Source. USATF - USA Track & Field) 12/4/2014. ANAHEIM -- USA Track & Field recognized the contributions and achievements across multiple committees, divisions and classifications during the annual awards breakfast, held in conjunction with the 2014 USATF Annual Meeting at the Anaheim Hilton. Below is a list of award winners. Association Chair Award. Jackie Callender. Herb Nicholls. Tom Confer ... Dr ... Robert E ... Al Oerter Male Thrower of the Year....

Men's Discus Throw World Record Progression

Edit About.com 16 Oct 2014
Al Oerter Takes Charge. American Al Oerter – already a two-time Olympic gold medalist, with two more to follow in 1964 and 1968 – recorded the first 200-foot throw in May of 1962, tossing the discus 61.10/200-5½. Oerter's first world mark didn't last long, however, as Vladimir Trusenyev of the Soviet Union unleashed a throw measuring 61.64/202-2¾ in June....

Kim Rhode Appears On Target For Sixth Olympic Games (United States Olympic Committee)

Edit noodls 06 Sep 2014
(Source. United States Olympic Committee). By Paul D. Bowker . Sept. 05, 2014, 4.12 p.m ... 4, 2012 in London. The target for six Olympic medals is clearly in Kim Rhode's view ... athlete has done ... She moved ahead of track stars Carl Lewis and Al Oerter with her championship performance in London and now, following the birth of a son in May 2013, she is back for a run at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games ... Rhode will be among 81 U.S ... Other U.S....
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