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- United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
How To Use Jesse Owens In A Sentence
- A constant stream of people waited patiently to photograph themselves in front of the statued entrance to the arena where Jesse Owens won four gold medals in 1936 under the baleful gaze of the Führer.
- Jesse Owens swept to victory in the Olympic Games of 1936.
- In the 1930's, Jesse Owens was a world-class athlete in track and field.
- Future projects include biopics of Olympic athlete Jesse Owens and jazz cornettist Buddy Bolden. The Guardian World News
- I was honored to receive the Jesse Owens International Trophy four times and thus have my name linked with his. On the Right Track
- He emulated the feat of the legendary athlete Jesse Owens.
