Jesse Owen's

Jesse Owens was born on September 12th 1913, and died in 1980. He was born James Cleveland “Jesse’ Owens and was known by his family as JC.

Jesse Owens was a track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He became really famous after the 1936 Olympic Games that were held in Berlin, Germany. At these Olympics he won 4 Gold Medals and at that time was the fastest man in the world.

He won the 100m sprint and broke the World Record by half a second. He also won the 200m and was a member of the 4x100m relay team. His 4th gold medal was won in the long jump.

He was the most successful athlete at these Olympics.