1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the Berlin Games. The record time of 39.8 seconds lasts for ...

On this day in 1936, Owens won the 100 meters, and later added three more gold medals in front of Adolf Hitler.

American Jesse Owens’ achievements at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin — he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200m, the 4x100m relay, and the long jump — made him a track and field great.

Owens put up a record time in the 200 meter race and later grabbed gold in the long jump at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin on ...

"Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics" premieres Wednesday night on History and portrays the complete story before, during and after Owens won four gold medals in 1936.

Jesse Owens set three world records in less than one hour at Big Ten Finals With Ohio State, Owens was able to show Michigan what it missed out on.

Jesse Owens, a four-time Olympic gold medalist and star track and field athlete at Ohio State University, was inducted as a member of the first Collegiate Athlete Hall of Fame class Monday night.

US champion 'Jesse' (James Cleveland) Owens crosses the finish line of the 100m event, that he won, 05 August 1936 during Olympic Games in Berlin. Grandson of a slave and legendary athlete, 'Jesse ...

Hitler didn’t actually snub Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics, but the story is too good not to tell, so “Race” tells it anyway — adding the (true) detail that Owens was snubbed back home.

Jesse Owens won four gold medals in Hitler's Berlin while a student-athlete at Ohio State, but the intense racial divide in our country kept him from reaping the benefits our most celebrated ...