Salute (2008 film)


Salute is a 2008 Australian documentary film written, directed and produced by Matt Norman. It is about Normans uncle, Australian track athlete Peter Norman, specifically the actions he took at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

The film documents the subsequent reprimand of Norman by the Australian Olympic authorities, and his ostracism by the Australian media. Despite Norman running qualifying times for both the 100m and 200m during 197172, the Australian Olympic track team did not send him to the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It also documents Normans reunion with Smith and Carlos, shortly before his death in 2006.The film debuted at the Sydney Film Festival onJune 2008. It was released Australiawide onJuly 2008. ........

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