Jesse Owens was born in  BerlincongratulateOlympic recordEuropean countriesAdolf Hitlerstadiumthe bestin 1935Alabamascholarshipmoneyteamspecialbrokechampion in 1913 to a poor, black family. Even when Owens was a boy, it was clear that he had  European countriesOlympic recordcongratulateBerlinbrokespecialteamchampionstadiumAdolf Hitlermoneythe bestAlabamain 1935scholarship athletic ability. He could run
extremely fast. ln high school he was a long-jump  the bestcongratulateteamOlympic recordin 1935Adolf HitlerstadiumAlabamaEuropean countriesBerlinspecialscholarshipmoneybrokechampion .
Owen's family didn't have enough  Olympic recordchampioncongratulateteamAdolf Hitlerthe bestspecialEuropean countriesmoneyAlabamabrokeBerlinstadiumscholarshipin 1935 to send him to college. However, because he was an excellent athlete, he was able to get a  championOlympic recordBerlinmoneyAdolf HitlerAlabamaspecialbrokescholarshipteamcongratulatein 1935European countriesthe beststadium to Ohio State
University. Owens was the star of the Ohio State track  Adolf HitlerscholarshipOlympic recordcongratulatespecialEuropean countriesAlabamain 1935teamstadiumchampionbrokemoneyBerlinthe best. ln one college track event  moneybrokein 1935championEuropean countriesAdolf HitlerAlabamacongratulatespecialBerlinthe bestteamstadiumscholarshipOlympic record, he broke three world records in less than an hour! Owens was chosen for the 1936 U,S. Olympic team.
The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in  scholarshipin 1935the bestEuropean countriesOlympic recordspecialteamcongratulateAlabamachampionmoneyAdolf HitlerBerlinbrokestadium , Germany.  specialin 1935Olympic recordchampioncongratulatescholarshipAlabamathe beststadiumteamAdolf HitlerbrokemoneyEuropean countriesBerlin had come to power two years before. Hitler believed that the people of Germany and other northern  in 1935Adolf Hitlerstadiumthe bestEuropean countriesBerlinbrokecongratulatespecialscholarshipOlympic recordAlabamateammoneychampion were better than all other people in the world. Hitler wanted to show the world the Germans were  the bestBerlinAdolf HitlerscholarshipchampionspecialteamOlympic recordcongratulatebrokeAlabamamoneyEuropean countriesstadiumin 1935 so he ordered the German team to train hard.
At the Olympics, Jesse Owens won both the 100-meter race and the 200-meter race. His time in the 200-meter race set a new  specialchampionscholarshipBerlinmoneyOlympic recordteamin 1935the beststadiumcongratulateAlabamaAdolf HitlerEuropean countriesbroke . Owens was also on the U.S. 400-meter relay team. The US relay team won.
Then came the long jump. A German athlete  AlabamachampionAdolf HitlerBerlinteammoneycongratulatebrokethe beststadiumOlympic recordspecialEuropean countriesin 1935scholarship the Olympic record. Hitler said that he personally would  specialEuropean countriesin 1935scholarshipcongratulatestadiumAlabamateamBerlinOlympic recordmoneyAdolf Hitlerthe bestbrokechampion the winner. But Owens still had one more jump. He jumped several inches farther than the German athlete. Hitler left the  the bestspecialscholarshipAdolf HitlerAlabamaOlympic recordEuropean countriesBerlinteamstadiummoneyin 1935brokecongratulatechampion in anger. Jesse Orens, a black American, had won his fourth gold medal at the Olympics. Jesse Owens was a hero.