Olympic Athletes Raise Their Black-Gloved Fists On this day, in 1968 as a powerful protest, gold medalist Tommie Smith and bronze winner John Carlos showed a raised fist on the podium after the 200 m race at the 1968 Summer Olympics. October 16, 1968 Sport: Olympics Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine