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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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