Peter Norman

Peter Norman

Personal information
Full name	Peter George Norman
Born	(1942-06-15)15 June 1942 Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Died	3 October 2006(2006-10-03) (aged 64) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Club	East Melbourne Harriers[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	20.06 s (200 m, 1968)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Australia Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City 200 metres British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston 4×110 yards relay

Peter George Norman (15 June 1942 – 3 October 2006) was an Australian track athlete. He won the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, with a time of 20.06 seconds, which remains the Oceania 200 m record.^[2] He was a five-time national 200-metre champion.^[3]

Norman is probably best known as the third athlete in the famous 1968 Olympics protest salute photograph taken during the medal ceremony for the 200-metre event. He knew the salute was to occur and wore a badge of the Olympic Project for Human Rights in support of fellow athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith.