Some might argue for Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps when it comes to selecting the greatest male Olympian of all time - but arguably nobody made a greater impact, or personified Olympic values, than Jesse Owens.
His greatest moment came in a politically charged environment. Owens travelled to Berlin to take part in the 1936 Olympics - an event overseen by Adolf Hitler, which the new German chancellor hoped would profile the supremacy of the Aryan ‘master race’.
It wasn’t to be: the African-American Owens stole the show. He won the 100m in 10.30 seconds.
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14 окт 2024
