It is "difficult" for IOC President Thomas Bach to accept that a gold medal won by track and field star Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics will be auctioned off and possibly be bought by a ...

A 1936 Olympics gold medal won by Jesse Owens sold for $1,466,574 early Sunday morning, the highest price ever paid for a piece of Olympics memorabilia, ESPN reports. Suggested Reading Wild New ...

Jesse Owens, a student at Ohio State University, made history at the 1936 Olympics by winning four gold medals in track and field events. His triumphs in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, and ...

The Celebration for a Champion sculpture at the Jesse Owens plaza outside Ohio Stadium honors the Ohio State alumni's 4 gold medals at 1936 Olympics.

1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the Berlin Games. The record time of 39.8 seconds lasts for ...

An Olympic gold medal won by African-American track-and-field legend Jesse Owens is being auctioned off, the Associated Press reports. Suggested Reading Folks Say Detroit is Making a ‘Comeback’ — But ...

(WDBJ) - On this day in 1936, 23 year-old Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in the 100 meter sprint, defeating the theories of a master race by the Nazi regime ...

Dorothy Hyman, Wilma Rudolph and Giuseppina Leone shake hands while standing on the podium at the 1960 Olympics. U.S. swimmer ...