Benjamin Johnson and Jesse Owens at Madison Square Garden. East Tech athlete Jesse Owens runs down a track. East Tech athlete Jesse Owens signs up for the AAU track meet. East Tech sprinter Jesse ...

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 18: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the Men s 200m Final on Day 13 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, ...

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 ...

Beverly Owens Prather and Marlene Owens Rankin admired their father’s values in sports and beyond Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis/Getty Jesse Owens’ daughters didn't know he was famous. The world ...

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 ...

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 ...