was not selected for the 1972 Munich Olympics, as he did not meet the selection standard which entailed an athlete equalling or bettering the Olympic qualifying standard (20.9) and performing creditably at the Australian Athletics Championships. Norman ran several qualifying times from 1969–1971, but he finished third in the 1972 Australian Athletics Championships behind Greg Lewis and Gary Eddy in a time of 21.6. In the lead-up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the AOC stated "Norman was involved in numerous Olympic events in his home city of Melbourne. He announced several teams for the AOC in Melbourne and was on the stage in his Mexico 1968 blazer congratulating athletes. He was acknowledged as an Olympian and the AOC valued his contribution." Due to cost considerations, the AOC did not have the resources to bring all Australian Olympians to Sydney, and Norman was offered the same chance to buy tickets as other Australian Olympians. However, the United States invited him to participate and take part in the 2000 Sydney Olympics when they heard that his own country had failed to do so. In 2018, the AOC awarded Norman posthumously the Order of Merit for his involvement of the 1968 protest, with AOC President John Coates stating: "I'm absolutely certain from all the history I've read that we didn't do the wrong thing by him. But I absolutely think we've been negligent in not recognising the role he played back then." Competitive record International competitions National championships Honours Later in life, Norman received a number of honours from Australian sport bodies, including: 1999 – Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductee 2000 – Australian Sports Medal 2010 – Athletics Australia Hall of Fame inductee 2018 – Order of Merit from Australian Olympic Committee 2022 - The Dawn Award References Annotations Footnotes References - Total pages: 320 - Total pages: 64 - Total pages: 304 External links Peter Norman – Athletics Australia Hall of Fame 1942 births 2006 deaths Australian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes from Melbourne Australian Salvationists People educated at the