At Mexico 1968 , Australian sprinter Peter Norman won silver in the 200 meters . ` If a white Australian is going to ask me for an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge , then by God he would have one . He was the third man on the podium during the infamous Black Power salute . Norman was shunned on his return to Australia for joining the protest . Comment:
At Mexico 1968 , Australian sprinter Peter Norman won silver in the 200 meters . He was the third man on the podium during the infamous Black Power salute . Norman was shunned on his return to Australia for joining the protest . Comment: