Jesse Owens
Acting
September 12, 1913
Oakville, Alabama, USA
20 movies
5.8 avg
2
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". He set three world records and tied another, all in less than an hour, at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan—a feat that has never been equaled and has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport". He achieved international fame at the 1936 Summer...
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2010s3 films
1990s3 films
1980s2 films
1970s2 films
1960s2 films
1940s5 films
