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But that was merely an appetizer for Owens. In one week in the summer of 1936, on the sacred soil of the Fatherland, the master athlete humiliated the master race. Jesse Owens won four gold medals ...

The Cleveland home of Jesse Owens, the pioneering Black athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics, is set to be declared a city landmark. Cleveland City Council voted to ...

Berlin's Olympic stadium is best remembered for African American Jesse Owens four golds in 1936, amidst Nazi propaganda promoting "Aryan racial superiority". They've even named a road after him in ...

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 ...

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian recently reacted to American track-and-field legend Jesse Owens' historic gold medal win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens won the gold medal in front of ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon ... In one week in the summer of 1936, on the sacred soil of the Fatherland, the master athlete humiliated the master race.

Berlin's Olympic stadium is best remembered for African American Jesse Owens four golds in 1936, amidst Nazi propaganda promoting "Aryan racial superiority". They've even named a road after him in ...