After Owens was given a gold medal for the 100-meter sprint ... This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Watch Jesse Owens Win Four Golds at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany.

Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from ... He gave four virtuoso performances, winning gold medals in the 100- and 200- meter dashes, the long jump and on America's 4x100 relay team.

Jesse Owens won four gold medals in track ... Cleveland's Jesse Owens was there, and winning, even as the underside of fame was often on the other side of the finish line. He was fast, n his ...

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 ...

The photograph depicts Jesse Owens in Cleveland on August 25 ... As Adolph Hitler looked on at the 1936 Olympics, Owens earned gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the long jump, and the ...

In 10.3 seconds Jesse Owens' life would change forever ... on to become the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympiad and not only became a great in ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon ... He gave four virtuoso performances, winning gold medals in the 100- and 200- meter dashes, the long jump and on America's ...