Jesse Owens seemed sure to win the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Just the year before, he had set three world records in one day. He was the record holder of the running long jump with 26 feet 8.25 inches — a record that would stand for 25 years. As he...
Jesse Owens was born in Alabam a in the USA, in 1913. There were ten children in his family.Jesse was the youngest. He went to school in the city of Cleveland. At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics. He could run fast. He could jump high. He could jump far. ...
Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the . L-R, , Owens, .Awards and honorsAlabama Sports Hall of Fame
Owens’ world record for the long jump lasted for 25 years until being broken by Olympian Ralph Boston in 1960. Several contemporary newspaper accounts report that Hitler waved at or saluted Owens immediately after his victory in the 100-meter event. However, because Hitler had previously ...
Owens’ athletic career began in 1928 in Cleveland where he set Junior High School records by clearing 6 feet in the high jump, and leaping 22 feet 11 3/4 inches in the running broad jump, now known as the long jump. During his high school days, he won all the major track events, ...
1Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA, in 1913. There were ten children in his family. Jesse was the youngest. He went to school in the city of Cleveland. At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics (田径). He could run fast. He could jump high. He could...
Jesse Owens, an African-American athlete, faced enormous pressure at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Despite racial mistreatment present at the Berlin Games, he made history by winning four Olympic gold medals in the 100 m. 200 m. 4*100 m relay, and long jump events -- an accomplishment...
Jesse Owens departs for Berlin three days later. Beginning on August 1, 1936, Jesse Owens wins the gold medal in the 100 meter with a 10.3 second time, tying the world record. On the 4th, he wins the gold medal in the long jump with 26 feet 5 1/4 inches, setting a new Olympic ...
The next year, at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals (in the 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter relay and the long jump) , set two Olympic records, and tied another. This humiliated Hitler (who was the leader of Germany at the time, and the person who began...
Jesse Owens departs for Berlin three days later. Beginning on August 1, 1936, Jesse Owens wins the gold medal in the 100 meter with a 10.3 second time, tying the world record. On the 4th, he wins the gold medal in the long jump with 26 feet 5 1/4 inches, setting a new Olympic ...