Ralph Boston

Acting
1939-05-09
Laurel, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Ralph Harold Boston is a retired American track athlete who received three Olympic medals and became the first person to break the 27 feet barrier in the long jump.

Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles

#1Basketball: A Love Story

Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes as Self (archive footage)

7.3 / 10
Documentary

'Basketball: A Love Story' is a series of 62 interconnected short stories that creates a vibrant mosaic of the game, featuring 165 exclusive interviews. The cast encompasses basketball's most prominent figures and explores the complex nature of love as it relates to the game.

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#2Black Power Salute

Movie - 2008, 2h 15m as Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968

8.8 / 10
DocumentaryTV Movie

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.

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#3Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m as Self

7.8 / 10
DocumentaryHistory

Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City. Using rare footage, archival photos and interviews with key figures from the era, revisit a pivotal event in American history.

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#4The Grand Olympics

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m as Himself

6.0 / 10
Documentary

Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.

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#5The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m as Self

4.0 / 10
Documentary

It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the Mexico City Games, mining the great personal risks they took and the subsequent fallout they endured.

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