In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, of admiration, for not only what Jesse Owens did, but also when and how he did it. His was a golden story of the 1936 ...

Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Munich. Owens' story is one of a high-profile sports star making a statement that transcended athletics, spilling over into the world of ...

Later, a second Olympic controversy arose when Jewish American athletes Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller were benched and replaced by African American athletes Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe in the ...

Jesse Owens was an authentic American ... Dec. 17, 10 p.m. ET). Owens, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, was voted No. 6 among North American athletes of the 20th century ...

Jesse Owen's house at the Olympic village, Sports Hall The old running track still remains at the Olympic village, where Owens would have ... caused international protest and caused the athletes ...

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Watch Jesse Owens Win Four Golds at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, hosted by a freshly appointed ...

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian recently reacted to American track-and-field legend Jesse Owens' historic gold medal win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens won the gold medal in front of ...

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 ...