Did muhammad ali ever participate in the olympics??

Question

Did muhammad ali ever participate in the olympics??

Answer 1

Well, check out the big brain on Brad!!! LOL.

Yes, Muhammad Ali did compete in the olympics under the name Cassius Clay and then when the U.S wanted to draft him to Vietnam (him, a gold medal winning athlete) he threw away his gold medal.

Answer 2

He was Cassius Clay and competed in the 1960 Rome games, winning gold. He later claimed to have thrown the medal into the Ohio River afrter being refused service at a Whites Only restaurant

Answer 3

hey yeah he did.... did you know that he started boxing when a police officer found him all mad and all when his bicycle was stolen.... anyway he entered the 1960 olympics as a amateur, and stormed through winning the light heavyweight medal at the 1960 olympic games... then he turned pro. so there you have it, one of the greatest athletes from our era began as an unknown and won the gold medal!

Answer 4

yes he did,but under a differant name

Answer 5

If he didn't, he should. He's good...

Answer 6

Yes but under the name Cassius Clay (1960).

Answer 7

yea cassius clay then he changed his name to muhammad ali

Answer 8

yes  as cassius clay his birth name

Answer 9

Yeh under a different name

Answer 10

Yes, he was originally Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (before he turned to Islam) and won the gold in the 1960 Rome Olympics. That time, he fought in the light-heavyweight division of boxing

Answer 11

When Clay was 12 years old, he took up boxing under the tutelage of Louisville policeman Joe Martin. After advancing through the amateur ranks, he won a gold medal in the 175-pound division at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and began a professional career under the guidance of the Louisville Sponsoring Group, a syndicate composed of 11 wealthy white men.