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Jesse Owens, originally known as J.C., was the youngest of ten children (three girls and seven boys) born to Henry Cleveland Owens (a sharecropper) and Mary Emma Fitzgerald in Oakville, Alabama, on September 12, 1913.
- James Cleveland Owens
- September 12, 1913, Oakville, Alabama, U.S.
- American
- March 31, 1980 (aged 66), Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
1 de abr. de 2024 · Byname of: James Cleveland Owens. Born: September 12, 1913, Oakville, Alabama, U.S. Died: March 31, 1980, Tucson, Arizona (aged 66) Awards And Honors: Olympic Games. Presidential Medal of Freedom (1976) Top Questions. What is Jesse Owens known for? What was Jesse Owens’s life like before the Berlin Olympics?
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- Jesse Owens was an American athlete. He is best remembered for his performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he won gold medals in the long ju...
- Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. He was the 10th and final child of two sharecroppers; his grandparents had been s...
- After the Olympics ended, stories claiming that Jesse Owens had been snubbed by Adolf Hitler circulated widely. While it is true that Hitler did no...
- Jesse Owens struggled to find work after the Olympics. He raced against horses for money and worked as a gas station attendant and a playground jan...
- A heavy smoker, Jesse Owens died of lung cancer on March 31, 1980, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 66. Four years after his death, a street in Berlin wa...
Medallista olímpico. Jesse Owens en las Olimpiadas de Berlín (1936). Datos personales. Nombre completo. James Cleveland Owens. Nacimiento. Oakville, Alabama, Estados Unidos 12 de septiembre de 1913. Nacionalidad (es) Estadounidense.
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- James Cleveland Owens
10 de abr. de 2024 · Quick Facts. FULL NAME: James Cleveland Owens. BORN: September 12, 1913. DIED: March 31, 1980. BIRTHPLACE: Oakville, Alabama. SPOUSE: Ruth Owens (c. 1935-1980) CHILDREN: Gloria, Beverly, and...
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19 de abr. de 2018 · Year of Birth 1913. Olympic Results. Biography. Some might argue for Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps when it comes to selecting the greatest male Olympian of all time – but arguably nobody made a greater impact, or personified Olympic values, than Jesse Owens.
Nació en Alabama, el 12 de septiembre de 1913. Este deportista estadounidense de origen afroamericano dio el salto a la fama internacional al lograr cuatro medallas de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Berlín 1936. Jesse se inició en el atletismo cuando estudiaba en el instituto Fairview Junior High.
In the process, he became one of the most important and memorable Olympic athletes of all time. Jesse’s parents were Henry and Emma Alexander Owens. He was their tenth child, and was named James Cleveland when he was born in Alabama on September 12, 1913. He was known as “J.C.” in his early years.
