Track and field athlete Jesse Owens was already a phenom by the time he qualified for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. But his performance at those Summer Games was even more noteworthy, particularly against ...
The very sight of Berlin’s Olympic Stadium can trigger a complex mixture of awe and dread. For England’s players, whose predecessors performed the Nazi salute here in 1938, this eerie citadel serves ...
U.S. track star Jesse Owens made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 75 years ago, when he destroyed the Nazi myth of Aryan supremacy. He brought... Jesse Owens' Legacy, And Hitler's Oak Trees U.S.
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 29: Professional Football Player D’Brickashaw Ferguson (L) of the New York Jets walks the runway during “Tear Up the Pierre” at The Pierre Hotel on November 29, 2010 in New ...
On Saturday night, Carl Ludwig Hermann "Luz" Long's men's long jump silver medal from the 1936 Berlin Olympics sold for $488,435 with SCP Auctions -- making the German's the most valuable silver medal ...
One of the most consequential Olympic medals ever awarded is on the auction block — the silver medal captured in 1936 by Germany’s Luz Long, the long jumper who walked arm in arm through the stadium ...
US champion Jesse Owens (R) and German champion Luz Long (L) chat together on the Berlin stadium 01 August 1936 during the Olympic Games where Owens captured 4 gold medals, 100m, 200m, 4x100m and long ...
The Olympic Games will soon begin. The high school where legendary track star Jesse Owens got his start is reviving the boys track and field team. One of the most closely watched events at the ...
COLUMBUS — As Ayden Bath walked slowly toward the entrance at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on June 2 — one day before the start of the 2022 state track and field meet — his heart began to race. This, ...