Berlin, Germany 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold medals. The events were the 100 meter dash, the long jump, the 200 meter dash and the 4x100 meter relay.The first event was the 100 meter dash. He won that race tying the world record at that time in an impressive 10.3 seconds.
The next event was the long jump in which he barely qualified for. On his first two attempts Owens fouled."I fought, I fought harder . . . but one cell at a time, panic crept into my body, taking me over." Jesse Owens on almost not qualifying for the long jump finals. Then fellow German rival, Luz Long came up to Owens and gave him some advice. Long told Owens that he should make an imaginary line one foot before the foul line. Instead, Owens went up one foot before the foul line, drew a line, and cleared. Eventually, Owens would win the event in an Olympic Record of 25' 5".5 feet. The first person to congratulate Owens was Long.
The third event that Owens was in was the 200 meter dash in which he broke the Olympic Record of 20.7 seconds. The last event was the 4x100 meter relay in a time of 39.7 seconds. This amazing feat has only happened one other time by track great Carl Lewis. (http://www.jesseowens.com/about/)
The next event was the long jump in which he barely qualified for. On his first two attempts Owens fouled."I fought, I fought harder . . . but one cell at a time, panic crept into my body, taking me over." Jesse Owens on almost not qualifying for the long jump finals. Then fellow German rival, Luz Long came up to Owens and gave him some advice. Long told Owens that he should make an imaginary line one foot before the foul line. Instead, Owens went up one foot before the foul line, drew a line, and cleared. Eventually, Owens would win the event in an Olympic Record of 25' 5".5 feet. The first person to congratulate Owens was Long.
The third event that Owens was in was the 200 meter dash in which he broke the Olympic Record of 20.7 seconds. The last event was the 4x100 meter relay in a time of 39.7 seconds. This amazing feat has only happened one other time by track great Carl Lewis. (http://www.jesseowens.com/about/)