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30 de abr. de 2024 · In 1960 Boston set his first world record with a long jump of 8.21 metres (26 feet 11.25 inches), breaking by 8 cm (3 inches) the mark set by Jesse Owens 25 years earlier. Less than a month later, he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rome. He bettered the world distance twice in 1961, surpassing the 27-foot barrier.
Hace 3 días · A new plaque honoring former Ohio State runner and legendary American Olympian Jesse Owens will be unveiled at the University of Michigan on Thursday, commemorating his record-breaking performance at the 1935 Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Michigan’s Ferry Field in Ann Arbor. The plaque — which is being organized by ...
14 de abr. de 2024 · Jesse Owens, an emblematic figure of resilience and excellence, emerged from the humble beginnings of his childhood to etch his name in the annals of Olympic history. Born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama, as James Cleveland Owens, his early years were marked by the trials of poverty and the harsh realities of life in the segregated South.
Hace 4 días · CLEVELAND — The Cleveland home of Jesse Owens, the pioneering Black athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics, is set to be declared a city landmark. Cleveland City Council voted to designate the house on East 100th Street as a Cleveland landmark during their meeting Monday night. The Owens family moved to Cleveland in 1922 ...
22 de abr. de 2024 · Five new roundabouts coming to NE Ohio this year. Jesse’s home, situated on East 100th Street, could be made a historic landmark by the council as early as next week. President Griffin explains ...
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25 de abr. de 2024 · Owens’s daughter Marlene Owens Rankin said of Cleveland, “Our father’s adopted home and his children’s birthplace, honors his memory with the naming of the Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza. May all who visit embrace his spirit of love for humankind and sense of fair play.”. The size of the Plaza is a direct reference to Owens’s first ...
4 de may. de 2024 · Jesse (Cleveland, guardacaso, di secondo nome) Owens, che già aveva vinto i 100 metri piani, e che vincerà anche 200 e staffetta (sostituendo all’ultima ora un bianco ebreo che non poteva correre sotto gli occhi del dittatore), aveva la velocità esplosiva dello sprinter che, nella rincorsa sulla pedana del salto in lungo, si trasforma in un lunghissimo balzo in avanti, decisamente più ...
