Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics
The American sprinter made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics hosted in Nazi Germany. He won four gold medals making a mockery of the Nazi ideology of Aryan supremacy.
The black American sprinter made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics hosted in Nazi Germany where he won four gold medals. By winning gold for the 100m - in a time of 10.3 seconds, and for the long jump, the 200m and the 4x100m relay he made a mockery of the Nazi ideology of Aryan supremacy. Using the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Archive, we look back at his remarkable career.
With contributions from his wife Ruth Owens, team mate Marty Glickman and Yogi Mayer, a German decathlete who had been excluded from the competition for being Jewish, but had managed to get tickets to see Jesse Owens.
Presented by Alex Last.
This programme first broadcast in August 2015.
Picture: The sprinter and athlete, Jesse Owens. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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