PART 2:
"The Fastest Man Alive"
"The American track star's domination of multiple events infuriated Hitler."
Jesse OWen's Race
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRkeahelZHM
OWENS and the OLYMPICS
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"Mr Owens arrived at the 1936 Olympics as one of many objects of scorn of the hateful German dictator, Adolf Hitler.
The Nazi leader had grand visions of organizing the games to be a showcase of the superior genes and talent possessed by Aryans. The Germans won a total of 89 medals, the United States’ 56 were second, but it was Mr Owens’ performance that made the German leader throw fits. ‘Almost singlehandedly, Owens obliterated Hitler's plans..." ‘You've got an African American, son of a sharecropper, grandson of slaves who overcame these incredible circumstances and delivered a performance for the ages,’ he added. Mr Owens literally ran circles around the Germans – and roughshod over everyone else en route to his four medals. The American track star’s domination of multiple events infuriated German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and made him a star. Mr Owens won four gold medals and set a record in the 100-yard dash during those Olympics." SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517276/Jesse-Owens-1936-Olympic-gold-medal-enraged-Hitler-auction.html#ixzz4a9NuL0bP |
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