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'''James Cleveland Owens''' (b. September 12, 1913, Oakville, [[Alabama]] - March 31, 1980) American athlete; he won four gold medals at the 1936 [[Olympics|Olympic Games]] in Nazi [[Berlin]].
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|religion=[[Christian]]<ref>January 15, 2023. [https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/letter-famed-olympian-jessie-owens-shows-his-faiths-impact Letter to Famed Olympian Jessie Owens Shows His Faith's Impact]. ''CBN''. Retrieved May 28, 2023.</ref>
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The media and spectators paid special attention to [[Jesse Owens]] (1913-1980), the black American track and field star. Owens, who craved the chance to compete, resisted the [[NAACP]]'s pleas that he support the boycott. He won four gold medals and was enthusiastically cheered in the face of Nazi propaganda about "Negro inferiority."  The film "Olympia" (1938), made by Nazi producer-director [[Leni Riefenstahl]] set the modern standard for high quality documentaries, and prominently featured Owens.  He was miffed that not only Hitler did not congratulate him, but neither did President Roosevelt.
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'''James Cleveland Owens''' (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980), known as '''Jesse Owens''', was an [[American]] [[track and field]] athlete and four-time [[Olympic]] gold medalist.
  
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In 1976, Jesse was awarded the highest honor an American  civilian can receive. President [[Gerald R. Ford]] awarded him with the Medal of Freedom. [http://www.jesseowens.com/biography/]
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Owens was most accomplished in sprinting and long jump events; he was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history".<ref>{{cite web|last= Litsky |first= Frank|year=1980 |title=Jesse Owens Dies Of Cancer at 66 |publication-place=''New York Times'' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0912.html |accessdate= March 23, 2014 }}</ref> He set three world records and tied another in less than an hour at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan; this has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/more/05/24/owens.record.day/ |title=Greatest 45 minutes ever in sports |last=Rothschild |first= Richard |date= May 24, 2010|website= Sports Illustrated.com |accessdate= March 23, 2014}}</ref> and has never been equaled. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, [[Nazi Germany|Germany]], Owens won 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 was credited with "single-handedly crush[ing] [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler's]] myth of Aryan supremacy."<ref name=Schwartz>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016393.html |title=Owens Pierced A Myth |last=Schwartz |first=Larry |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |work=ESPN |year=2000 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20000706211910/http://espn.go.com:80/sportscentury/features/00016393.html |archivedate=July 6, 2000 }}</ref>
  
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Snubbed by [[Democrat]]ic president [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] upon his return when Roosevelt invited only white athletes to the [[White House]] for a congratulatory celebration, Owens accepted an offer by the [[Republican Party]] to speak on its behalf; at a campaign for party nominee [[Alfred M. Landon]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1936|1936 U.S. presidential election]], he stated:<ref>Gipson, Therlee (May 29, 2018). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Holocaust_Genocide/j4ydDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=jesse+owens+alf+landon&pg=PA17&printsec=frontcover Holocaust-Genocide], p. 17. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 28, 2023.</ref><ref name=gentry>Gentry, Tony (1990). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jesse_Owens/dBVLsYHs04wC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=jesse+owens+alf+landon&pg=PA150&printsec=frontcover Jesse Owens], p. 150. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 28, 2023.</ref><ref>Streissguth, Tom (1999). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Jesse_Owens_2nd_Edition/NvOXAgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=jesse+owens+alf+landon&pg=PA70&printsec=frontcover Jesse Owens, 2nd Edition], p. 70. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 28, 2023.</ref>
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{{cquote|[[Hitler]] didn’t snub me; it was our president [[FDR]] who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send a telegram.}}
  
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''"Perhaps no athlete better symbolized the human struggle against [[tyranny]], [[poverty]] and [[racial bigotry]]. His personal triumphs as a world-class [[athlete]] and record holder were the prelude to a career devoted to helping others. His work with young athletes, as an unofficial ambassador overseas, and a spokesman for [[freedom]] are a rich legacy to his fellow Americans".'' President [[James Carter]]. [http://www.jesse-owens.org/about5.html]
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Owens also "soon became a favorite of Republican president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]."<ref name=gentry/> Later at his life in 1976, President [[Gerald Ford]] awarded him the highest honor an American civilian can receive, the Medal of Freedom.
  
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{{cquote|Perhaps no athlete better symbolized the human struggle against [[tyranny]], [[poverty]] and racial bigotry. His personal triumphs as a world-class [[athlete]] and record holder were the prelude to a career devoted to helping others. His work with young athletes, as an unofficial ambassador overseas, and a spokesman for [[freedom]] are a rich legacy to his fellow Americans|||President [[Jimmy Carter]]}}
  
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*[http://www.jesse-owens.org/about1.html Who is Jesse Owens]
 
 
==Further reading==
 
==Further reading==
 
* Jeremy Schaap, ''Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics,'' (2007) 272 pp.  
 
* Jeremy Schaap, ''Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics,'' (2007) 272 pp.  
  
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Latest revision as of 21:20, May 28, 2023

James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens
Jesse Owens.jpg
Born September 12, 1913
Oakville, Alabama
Died March 31, 1980
Tucson, Arizona
Political Party Republican
Spouse Minnie Ruth Solomon
Religion Christian[1]

James Cleveland Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980), known as Jesse Owens, was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist.

Owens was most accomplished in sprinting and long jump events; he was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history".[2] He set three world records and tied another in less than an hour at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan; this has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport"[3] and has never been equaled. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Owens won 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 was credited with "single-handedly crush[ing] Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy."[4]

Snubbed by Democratic president Franklin D. Roosevelt upon his return when Roosevelt invited only white athletes to the White House for a congratulatory celebration, Owens accepted an offer by the Republican Party to speak on its behalf; at a campaign for party nominee Alfred M. Landon in the 1936 U.S. presidential election, he stated:[5][6][7]

“ Hitler didn’t snub me; it was our president FDR who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send a telegram. ”

Owens also "soon became a favorite of Republican president Dwight D. Eisenhower."[6] Later at his life in 1976, President Gerald Ford awarded him the highest honor an American civilian can receive, the Medal of Freedom.

Quotes about Owens

“ Perhaps no athlete better symbolized the human struggle against tyranny, poverty and racial bigotry. His personal triumphs as a world-class athlete and record holder were the prelude to a career devoted to helping others. His work with young athletes, as an unofficial ambassador overseas, and a spokesman for freedom are a rich legacy to his fellow Americans ”

—President Jimmy Carter

Further reading

  • Jeremy Schaap, Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics, (2007) 272 pp.

References

  1. ↑ January 15, 2023. Letter to Famed Olympian Jessie Owens Shows His Faith's Impact. CBN. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Litsky, Frank (1980). Jesse Owens Dies Of Cancer at 66. Retrieved on March 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ Rothschild, Richard (May 24, 2010). Greatest 45 minutes ever in sports. Retrieved on March 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ Schwartz, Larry (2000). Owens Pierced A Myth. ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on July 6, 2000.
  5. ↑ Gipson, Therlee (May 29, 2018). Holocaust-Genocide, p. 17. Google Books. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gentry, Tony (1990). Jesse Owens, p. 150. Google Books. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  7. ↑ Streissguth, Tom (1999). Jesse Owens, 2nd Edition, p. 70. Google Books. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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