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Biography
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete who made history at the 1936 Olympic Games by winning four gold medals, setting individual Olympic records in each event, plus another as a member of the 400-meter relay. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in track and field history.
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Awards & recognition
- IAAF Hall of Fame · 2012
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1976
- Silver Olympic Order · 1976
- Theodore Roosevelt Award · 1974
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year · 1936
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- Congressional Gold Medal
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Filmography9 titles
The U.S. and the Holocaust
2022as Self (archive footage)
2022as Self (archive footage)
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
1999as Self (archive footage)
1999as Self (archive footage)
Genocide
1982as Self (archive footage)
1982as Self (archive footage)
Explained
2018as Self - Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (archive footage)
2018as Self - Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (archive footage)
What's My Line?
1950as Self - Mystery Guest
1950as Self - Mystery Guest
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938as Self (uncredited)
1938as Self (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self
American Experience
1988as Self
1988as Self
The Grand Olympics
1961as Himself
1961as Himself