This is the oldest athletics Olympic Record that still stands after 48 years. | Olympics

Jesse Owens’ 100-meter performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics was a historic moment in sports. On August 3, 1936, the African American athlete won the gold medal with a time of 10.3 seconds, defeating the competition in an event hosted by N*zi Germany. His victory stood out as a powerful counter to Adolf H*tler’s claims of Aryan superiority. Owens’ success didn’t stop there—he also claimed gold in the 200 meters, long jump, and 4x100-meter relay, cementing his status as one of the all-time grea

Jesse Owens won the gold medal for the 100-meter dash on August 3, the first of four he would win at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Tradition called for the leader of the host country to congratulate the gold medal winner, but Hitler refused to greet Owens. | American Experience | PBS

3 août 1936, lors des Jeux olympiques de Berlin, l’Américain Jesse Owens entre dans l’histoire en remportant la finale du 100 mètres, première d’une série de quatre médailles d’or (100 m, 200 m, saut en longueur et relais 4x100 m). Dans un stade orné de symboles nazis, Owens, athlète noir dans une Allemagne gouvernée par Adolf Hitler et son idéologie de la “race supérieure” défie, par son talent et sa dignité, la propagande raciste du régime. Sa domination éclatante, sous les yeux du Führer, réd