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On this day in 1972, Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett finish 1-2 in the Olympic 400m final in Munich. During their medal ceremony, they then stand casually on the podium — hands on hips, talking to each other, not standing at attention — as the American anthem plays.

IOC president Avery Brundage calls it a disgusting display and hands down lifetime Olympic bans within hours. It’s an even harsher punishment than Tommie Smith and John Carlos received for their raised-fist protest four years earlier.

The fallout costs the US more than two medals: with a third teammate already injured, the banned pair leave the team unable to field a squad for the 4x400m relay at all.

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