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What made Jesse Owens one of the best remembered athletes of all time?

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What made Jesse Owens one of the best remembered athletes of all time?

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  • His remarkable achievement of winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

  • The amazing bond of friendship that he developed with arch-rival Luz Long.

  • His struggle to qualify for the finals of the broad jump at the 1936 Olympic Games.

  • His anger at the rising nationalistic feelings characterized the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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His remarkable achievement of winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.

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