What is Peter Norman?
[[File:John Carlos, Tommie Smith, Peter Norman 1968cr.jpg|thumb|250px|Podium, left to right: Norman, [[Tommie Smith|Smith]] and [[John Carlos|Carlos]] at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]]]] '''Peter George Norman''' (15 June 1942 – 3 October 2006) was an [[Australia]]n [[track and field]] athlete. He won the silver medal in the 200 [[metre]] [[sprint]] at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]]. Also at the 1968 Olympics, Norman [[wikt:support|supported]] [[African-American]] sprinters [[Tommie Smith]] and [[John Carlos]] in their [[1968 Olympics Black Power salute|Black Power salute]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2018/oct/17/black-power-salute-50-years-on-how-much-has-changed-video-explainer|title=Black Power salute: 50 years on how much has changed? – video explainer|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=17 October 2018|first1=Nikhita|last=Chulani|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/finally-the-real-story-about-peter-norman-and-the-black-power-salute-20181018-p50abm.html|title=Finally, the real story about Peter Norman and the black power salute|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=20 October 2018|first1=Andrew|last=Webster|access-date=19 April 2019}}</ref> He also wore an [[Olympic Project for Human Rights]] (OPHR) badge as he stood on the podium with Smith and Carlos. Norman's act has been praised but afterwards his career suffered. He was not chosen for the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] and soon [[retired]]. He was [[Coach (sports)|coached]] by [[Neville Sillitoe]]. The [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] gave an official [[wikt:apology|apology]] for this in October 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/chamber/votes/2012-10-11/toc_pdf/RVPF138.pdf;fileType=application/pdf#search=%22Peter%20Norman%22|title=The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia House of Representatives Votes and Proceedings|publisher=[[Parliament of Australia]]|date=11 October 2012|access-date=19 April 20