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Jesse Owens - Wikipedia James Cleveland " Jesse " Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who made history at the 1936 Olympic Games by winning four gold medals, setting Olympic records in each event [4][5] He is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in track and field history [6][7][8]
Jesse Owens | Biography, Olympics, Medals, Facts | Britannica Jesse Owens (1913–80) was an American track-and-field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin His Olympic victories were a blow to Adolf Hitler’s intention to use the Games to demonstrate Aryan superiority
Biography | The Story of the Olympic Legend | Jesse Owens Jesse Owens won no less than four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin In the process, he became one of the most important and memorable Olympic athletes of all time
How Jesse Owens defied Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Olympics It became even more notable when African American athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals across various track and field events Read on for the complete story of Jesse Owens becoming a track and field star while infuriating dictator Adolf Hitler
Timeline | Jesse Owens: A Lasting Legend 1936: [August] Owens wins four gold medals in the Olympic Games He sets new world records in the 200 meter race (20 7 seconds), long jump (26 feet, 5 ¼ inches), and 400 meter relay (39 8 seconds), while tying the world record for 100 meter dash (10 3 seconds)
Jesse Owens Athlete - Biography, Age, Wife and Children Jesse Owens, born James Cleveland Owens, made history as a track and field athlete, earning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, which challenged Hitler's vision of supremacy
Jesse Owens | USA Track Field Jesse Owens is best remembered as the sprinter and long jumper who won four gold medals at the politically charged 1936 Berlin Olympics And yet his greatest day as an athlete was May 25, 1935, when he set five world records and tied another in a span of just 45 minutes to pace Ohio State University at the Big Ten Championships
Jesse Owens: 4 Time Olympic Gold Medalist - ThoughtCo Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, defying Hitler's Aryan superiority claims Jesse Owens was the first American to win four Olympic gold medals in track and field events After the Olympics, Jesse Owens faced racial discrimination but succeeded in business and marketing
Olympedia – Jesse Owens Owens’ second great triumph came at the Berlin Olympics the following year, when he won four gold medals and set a world record of 20 7 for 200 m around a turn and contributed to a second world record in the 4×100 m relay