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Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

Track and field at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

Jesse Owens at the long jump, 1936

Jesse Owens during a long jump competition. In the background is the Berlin Olympic Stadium with the flags of the participating nations. Owens won the gold medal in the Olympic discipline long jump with a world-best leap of 8.06 m.

Track and field at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

Jesse Owens, Lutz Long and NaotoTajiama at the award ceremony, 1936

At the Summer Olympics in Berlin in 1936 Jesse Owens reached a mythical world record in the Olympic long jump with a jump of 8.06 m. The picture shows the prize giving ceremony. Next to the saluting Jesse Owens in a white track suit, the German Ludwig ("Lutz") Long who won the silver medal, greets with the Nazi salute. Naoto Tajima of Japan was the third. All athletes wear a laurel wreath.

Track and field at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

Awards ceremony at the Olympic Games, 1936

Awards ceremony in the 800 meter run at the Olympic games of 1936 in Berlin: in the middle is Woodruff (USA, 1st place), on the right is Lanei (Italy, 2nd place) and on the left is Edwards (Canada, 3rd place), Lanei and Edwards lift their hands in the facsist salute, Woodruff does not.

Track and field at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

Jesse Owens at Broad Jumping

American athlete Jesse Owens during the Olympic Games of Berlin in the summer of 1936.

Jesse Owens with his team for the 4x100 m relay race, 1936

The American team in the 4x100 m relay race. From the left: Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, Foy Draper and Frank Wykoff.

Jesse Owens during the Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936

Target image of the final run: the American runner Jesse Owens won gold in the 100 meters run during the Olympics in Berlin in 1936.

Awards ceremony track and field events at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

Track and field at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

Jesse Owens as winner of the 400 m race, 1936

Winners' ceremony of the 400-meter sprinting at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The American athlete Jesse Owens is awarded the gold medal. Jesse Owens set a new world record with a time of 39.8 seconds. The President of the International Olympic Committee, Count Henri de Baillet-Latour is also present (2nd from left).

Track and field at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin

A commemorative plaque for the winners at the Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936

A mason is chiseling the names of the winners in athletics in stone at he Olympic Games in Berlin. Already mentioned are: Jesse Owens, Archie Williams, John Woodruff and Jack Lovelock.