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 ...
Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the . L-R, , Owens, .Awards and honorsAlabama Sports Hall of Fame
Despite the hostile atmosphere, Owens triumphed in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash and the broad jump. He replaced a Jewish-American member of the 400-meter relay team that went on to win the Gold Medal. In three of his events, Owens -- who became the first American in the ...
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...
(later Big Ten) Conference track-and-field meet at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), Owens equaled the world record for the 100-yard dash (9.4 sec) and broke the world records for the 220-yard dash (20.3 sec), the 220-yard low hurdles (22.6 sec), and the long jump (8.13 ...
Jesse Owens, arguably the most popular American track and field star in history, was -- along with his contemporary, world's heavyweight champion Joe Louis -- one of the first African Americans to change white society's perception of both black athletes and, more importantly, people of color...
Owens would win four gold medals (100 meters, 200 meters, 4×100 meter relay, and long jump) at the ‘36 games, destroying Hitler’s belief in Aryan supremacy. The victory was so historical, the track star became an American hero, prompting Wheaties to make him the newest face of their...
Jesse Owens was one of the greatest athletes in the history of Olympic sports. He was born in Alabama, the US, on September 12,1913. He lived there with his ten brothers and sisters until he was nine. The family moved to Ohio then. When Jesse was a child, he...
英语翻译In the 1963 Olympic Games in Berlin,there were only two athletes with a chance to win the gold medal in the final of the long jump.One was Lutz Longk,aGerman long jumper,and the other was jesse Owens,a black American from Cleveland.(
He won four track and field gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, a feat not match untilCarl Lewisdid the same in 1984. Video Jesse Owens Highlights Jesse Owens Is A Member Of Ohio State University Born In 1913 Runners First Name Jesse