Jesse Owens

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Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, famously undermining Nazi racial ideology with his performances.

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instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
long jumper
sprinter
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
Presidential Medal of Freedom
causeOfDeath lung cancer
competedIn 1936 Summer Olympics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1913-09-12
dateOfDeath 1980-03-31
educatedAt Ohio State University
ethnicGroup African American
fullName James Cleveland Owens
givenName James
hallOfFameInduction United States Olympic Hall of Fame
hasHeritage African-American sports history icon
influenced civil rights discourse in the United States
marriageStart 1935
memberOfSportsTeam Ohio State Buckeyes men's track and field
nickname Jesse
notableEvent “greatest 45 minutes in sports” performance at 1935 Big Ten meet in Ann Arbor
notableFor undermining Nazi racial ideology at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
numberOfChildren 3
numberOfOlympicGoldMedals 4
occupation track and field athlete
placeOfBirth Oakville, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Tucson, Arizona, United States
religion Christianity
represented United States of America at the 1936 Summer Olympics
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
setWorldRecordIn 100 yards
220 yards
220 yards low hurdles
long jump
sexOrGender male
sport athletics
long jump
sprinting
spouse Minnie Ruth Solomon
subjectOf biographical films
biographies
won gold medal in men's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
gold medal in men's 200 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
gold medal in men's 4×100 metres relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics
gold medal in men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics


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