Athlete
Tommie Smith
An Olympic gold and the raised fist on the podium in Mexico City.
Tommie C. Smith is an American former track and field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds, the first time the 20-second barrier was broken officially. His Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium caused controversy, as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. It remains a symbolic moment in the history of the Black Power movement.
- Born
- 1944-06-06, Clarksville, USAA Tuesday
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1944-06-06, Clarksville, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 15°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 14°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 22°57′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 10°14′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 8°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 21°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 28°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 9°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 1°28′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 6°54′ | Direct |
Tommie Smith is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Tommie Smith was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.