Jesse Owens · every age
What was Jesse Owens doing at 22?
Four golds in Berlin at 22, then raced horses for a living
- Aug 3, 1936
Won the 100 metres at the Berlin Olympics
Age 22, in the stadium Hitler had built to showcase his regime.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Aug 4, 1936
Won the long jump, helped by advice from his German rival
Luz Long, who took silver, was the first to congratulate him.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Aug 9, 1936
A fourth gold in the relay
After the 200 metres on the 5th. No one matched four track golds in one Games until 1984.
Source: en.wikipedia.org - Aug 1936
Banned from amateur athletics after skipping a European tour
He went home to cash in on his fame. The endorsements mostly did not come.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Others at 22
Portrait: Photo: Acme News Photos (1936), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · source
