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 | | Also in track and field, two African-American 400 m runners, Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett, acted disrespectfully on the medal stand, twirling their medals (gold and silver, respectively) and joking with one another as the Star-Spangled Banner was being played during the award ceremony. |
 | | They were banned from the Olympics for life, as were Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Summer Olympics. |
 | | In basketball, the United States' Olympic winning streak, which started in 1936, was ended by the Soviet Union team's close victory in the final game. |
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