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OWENS, JESSE

OWENS, JESSE (12 September 1913-31 March 1980), was a world record setting track-and-field athlete during the 1930s. In 1950 sportswriters voted him as the world's top track star of the century. Born on a tenant farm in Oakville, Alabama, to Henry and Emma Alexander Owens, Jesse migrated with his family to Cleveland in 1922. Owens's athletic talent was first noted at Fairmount Junior High School by his track coach, Charles Riley. Jesse set a new junior high school record when he ran the 100-yard dash in 11 seconds flat. While at Fairmount, he also set records in the high jump and the long jump. As a high school senior at EAST TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, Owens equaled the world record of 9.4 seconds in the 100-yard dash. During his senior year at East Tech, he was elected president of the senior class and captain of the track team. Before enrolling in the Ohio State University in 1933, Owens set a new world record in the 220-yard dash and tied the world record in the 100-yard dash at the National Championship in Chicago. While competing at the Big Ten Conference Cham

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1. Owens captured four gold medals at a single Olympiad.

More To History: Jesse Owens Wins Gold

Although Adolf Hitler intended the 1936 Berlin Games to be a showcase for the Nazi ideology of Aryan racial supremacy, it was a Black man who left the biggest imprint on that year’s Games. In one of the greatest performances in Olympic history, Owens captured gold in the 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters and 4×100 meter relay, a feat that would not be matched until American Carl Lewis did the same at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics

Narrated by Don Cheadle and Executive Produced by LeBron James, this is the story of one of the most legendary athletes of all time: Jesse Owens. How did he put himself on track to become one of the greatest athletes in history? And, how did he run Hitler’s Aryan supremacy agenda into the ground?

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In the immediate aftermath of the Berlin Games, a myth arose that Hitler, enraged at the triumph of an African American, refused to congratulate Owens on his victories because he failed to shake his

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Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

For the documentary film, see Jesse Owens (American Experience).

Owens at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he won four Olympic gold medals
Full name	James Cleveland Owens
Born	(1913-09-12)September 12, 1913 Oakville, Alabama, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1980(1980-03-31) (aged 66) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Resting place	Oak Woods Cemetery Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Ohio State University, Fairmont Junior High School, East Technical High School^[1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)^[2]
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Spouse	M. Ruth Solomon (m. 1935)
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprint, Long jump
Personal best(s)	60 yd: 6.1 100 yd: 9.4 100 m: 10.2 200 m: 20.7 220 yd: 20.3

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.^[3]

Owens specialized in the sprints and th