American Jesse Owens’ achievements at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin – he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200m, the 4x100m relay and the long jump – made him a track and field great.

Jesse Owens won his first gold medal in the 100-meter dash on August 3, 1936, at the Berlin Olympics. The race took place at ...

The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace ...

The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace ...

DeHart Hubbard of Avondale broke the color line when he won the gold medal in the long jump in the 1924 Summer Olympic Games ...

U.S. track star Jesse Owens made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 75 years ago, when he destroyed the Nazi myth of Aryan supremacy. He brought home four gold medals, and four oak saplings.

Legendary Olympic Athlete Has Reportedly Died At 104 ... including watching the legendary Jesse Owens compete, ... A boat sails past the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Rings on March 25, 2020 in ...

Here's every individual event champion from indoor track and field and outdoor track and field in NCAA history.

BIG TEN JESSE OWENS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS. 1982 - Jim Spivey, Indiana, track and field/cross country. 1983 - Ed Banach, Iowa, wrestling. 1984 - Sunder Nix, Indiana, track and field.

Jesse Owens was one the biggest Olympic heroes of all time. When he took four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Germany, it put the lie to Hitler’s claims of Aryan superiority. After his ...