Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
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The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.
Fifteen-year-old Tara Lipinski became the youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist.
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
Michael Phelps broke the world record for the most medals won at the Olympics.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
