jueves, 27 de diciembre de 2012

JESSE OWENS

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was born in Oakville the 12 of September in 1913 and died in Tucson the 31 of  March in 1980. It was a popular American athlete of African American origin. He participated in the Olympic Games of Berlin in 1936, where he won four gold medals: 100m, 200m, long jump and as a member of the winning team in the 4x100 meters relay.

Hitler refused to give the medal for the 100m and it says that whispered that Americans should be embarrassed of themselves to let compete at a "black" for them.



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