Jesse Owens – who set four world records in a college meet with Ohio State in 1935 – was a celebrity heading into the 1936 ...

This photograph was taken in 1974 when Owens received the Theodore Roosevelt Award, or “The Teddy,” posing here with his four Olympic gold medals and other accolades. This year marks the 90-year ...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has renamed its state track and field meet after Jesse Owens. The change comes on the 90th anniversary of Owens winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics ...

When Jesse Owens returned to the United States after his stunning performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he should’ve been welcomed as a national hero. He’d won four gold medals and captured the ...

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 and ...

(WDBJ) - On this day in 1936, 23 year-old Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in the 100 meter sprint, defeating the theories of a master race by the Nazi regime ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 3, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Aug. 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won ...

AP — One of the most consequential Olympic medals ever awarded is on the auction block — the silver medal captured in 1936 by Germany’s Luz Long, the long jumper who walked arm in arm through the ...

Inside the AMNH "For the Win" exhibit: Jesse Owens’ gold medal, Durant’s ring, the Lombardi Trophy, and more historic sports ...

Carl Lewis emerged as the brightest star for the Americans at the L.A. Olympics with his brilliant performances and in track ...