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Jesse Owens

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Jesse Owens was born on September 12,1913 in Oakville,Alabama he was not poor grandson of a slave Jesse identify a major history force that influences the person, event, groupJames Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 games. 

  • After a stellar high school career, he attended Ohio State University.

  • In his junior year at Ohio State, Owens competed in 42 events and won them all, including four in the Big Ten Championships, four in the NCAA Championships, two in the AAU Championships and three at the Olympic Trials.

  • Jesse set or tied national high school records in the 100 yard dash, 200-yard dash, and the long jump.

Experience

Why did I pick Jesse Owens? I picked him because he is an important part of history he was the first American who was in the Olympic games. American tack and field athlete Owen won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games his long jump world record stood for 25 years born September 12,1913 Oakville, Alabama.  

Skills

he was an important person in track and field he was black and the others that he raced was white he did not let that stop him from running.

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Jesse Owens

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