Watch the last 100m of the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games 200m final, in which American athlete Jesse Owens wins the gold medal. See him in the 100m too.
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Jesse Owens 200m Berlin Olympics
October 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Athletics
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Javier Sotomayor High Jump World Record
October 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Athletics
The High Jump World Record is 8ft 1/2in. (2.45 meters), by Javier Sotomayor of Cuba, who achieved this height on the 27th of July 1993 in Salamanca. Here is a video of that jump.
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Jesse Owens wins 100m in Berlin 1936
October 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Athletics
Complete footage of the 100m sprint final at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in which American Jesse Owens won the gold medal. We are privileged to be able to see him running – poetry in motion even with this grainy jumpy footage. See him win the 200m final too.
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