IIRC another American athlete, who happened to be black, brought a small American flag to the podium when he (or was it she) won the gold medal in those same Olympics.
That wasn't just some athlete, that was the Mauler of Marshall, George Foreman.
20 posted on 10/16/2005 2:31:47 PM PDT by Clemenza
(Gentlemen, Behold!)