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Jesse Owens

Owens was an American track and field athlete renowned for his four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

Full Name
James Cleveland Owens
Age
66
Death Date
March 31, 1980
Birth Sign
Virgo
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5′ 10″
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Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist. He is best known for his historic achievement of winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, breaking records and denying Hitler's claims of Aryan superiority.

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Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who was born on September 12, 1913 and passed away at the age of 66 on March 31, 1980. He is best known for his record-breaking performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, which cemented his place in history as a civil rights icon, as many of his wins helped to challenge Hitler and Nazi Germany's ideology of superiority.