For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon ... winning gold medals in the 100- and 200- meter dashes, the long jump and on America's 4x100 relay team. Score it: Owens 4 ...
Jesse Owens’ place among the icons of sport is ... Long’s actions on August 4, 1936, the day of the Olympic long jump final, hardly suggested somebody blinded by the Nazis’ fanaticism.
At the 1956 Olympic Games, a 26-year-old Bell jumped 7.83m in challenging conditions to win by 15cm ahead of his compatriot ...
Olympic Games, a 26-year-old Bell jumped 7.83m in challenging conditions to win by 15cm ahead of his compatriot John Bennett.
Greg Bell was the world's leading men's long jumper of the 1950s. As well as winning the Olympic title in Melbourne, his ...
Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from ... winning gold medals in the 100- and 200- meter dashes, the long jump and on America's 4x100 relay team. Score it: Owens 4, Hitler 0.