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
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human → long jumper → sprinter → |
| awardReceived |
Congressional Gold Medal
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Presidential Medal of Freedom → |
| causeOfDeath |
lung cancer
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| competedIn |
1936 Summer Olympics
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1913-09-12
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| dateOfDeath |
1980-03-31
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| educatedAt |
Ohio State University
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| ethnicGroup |
African American
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| fullName |
James Cleveland Owens
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| givenName |
James
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| hallOfFameInduction |
United States Olympic Hall of Fame
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| hasHeritage |
African-American sports history icon
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| influenced |
civil rights discourse in the United States
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| marriageStart |
1935
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| memberOfSportsTeam |
Ohio State Buckeyes men's track and field
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| nickname |
Jesse
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| notableEvent |
“greatest 45 minutes in sports” performance at 1935 Big Ten meet in Ann Arbor
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| notableFor |
undermining Nazi racial ideology at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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| numberOfChildren |
3
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| numberOfOlympicGoldMedals |
4
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| occupation |
track and field athlete
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| placeOfBirth |
Oakville, Alabama, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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| religion |
Christianity
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| represented |
United States of America at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States → |
| setWorldRecordIn |
100 yards
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220 yards → 220 yards low hurdles → long jump → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| sport |
athletics
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long jump → sprinting → |
| spouse |
Minnie Ruth Solomon
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| subjectOf |
biographical films
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biographies → |
| won |
gold medal in men's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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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 → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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1936 Summer Olympics
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Games of the XI Olympiad → |
notableAthlete |
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Luz Long
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competedAgainst |
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Olympia
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features |
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Olympia
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featuresAthlete |
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Luz Long
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friend |
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Jesse Owens
("James Cleveland Owens")
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fullName |
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Mack Robinson
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opponent |