For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon in 1935 would be the accomplishment of a lifetime. In 45 minutes, he established three world records and tied another. Owens won ...

Jesse Owens won four gold medals in track, all of this a year after breaking three track world records and tying a fourth in the Big Ten Championships when he was a student at The Ohio State ...

Over the years, many have claimed the coveted title, including Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis and Asafa ... and he has the world records when he did it. Okay, what do you got to do to be better than ...

But disgust could not prevent American runner Jesse Owens from becoming the star of the games. Owens won four gold medals in all, setting world records in the 100- and 200-meter sprints ...

The photograph depicts Jesse ... sharecropper, Owens was born in Alabama. His family moved to Cleveland when he was nine. He attended East Technical Institute High School. At the 1933 National ...

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 ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon in 1935 would be the accomplishment of a lifetime. In 45 minutes, he established three world records and tied another. But that was ...