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Jesse Owens

1913-1980 US, Oakville, Alabama
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James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist.Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". His achievement of setting three world records and tying another in less than an hour at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport" and has never been equaled. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Owens won international fame with four gold medals: 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, and 4 × 100 meter relay. He was the most successful athlete at the games and as such has been credited with "single-handedly crush[i

     
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1936 Olympic Victory on Historic Voices IX by Various Artists
Drop (feat. Jesse Owens) - II on Gunz-N-Butta Vol. 3 by Bueno

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Olympic Years: Original Radio BroadcastJesse Owens1983Album
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