Jesse Owens, Track and Field, Born 1913

Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete born in 1913.

He is most famously known for his performance at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where he won four gold medals.

Owens was the most successful athlete at the Olympics and his performance was a strong statement against Adolf Hitler's aims of Aryan supremacy.

He was the first American to win four gold medals in a single Olympics and his success set a record that stood for 36 years.

Owens was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1976.

He was also the first African-American to receive an endorsement from a major company, and he was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1954.

Owens was a professional athlete and had a long career in track and field, setting multiple world records.

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