Jesse Owens, Ralph Metcalfe, and Tinus Osendarp on the podium for the 100 meter dash at the 1936 Summer Olympics: Loewentheil Collection of African-American Photographs
![Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash at Berlin Olympics in 1936 in front of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash at Berlin Olympics in 1936 in front of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis](https://www.nydailynews.com/resizer/VldYMJWUP4gB07-fsmu4E0b1hdw=/1200x630/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KUPYV3SIGXQHHU3XZI37W6XPJE.jpg)
Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash at Berlin Olympics in 1936 in front of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis
![HISTORY on Twitter: "On #ThisDayinHistory 1936, American Jesse Owens wins gold in the 100m during the Berlin Summer Olympics. It was the first of four gold medals Owens won in Berlin, as HISTORY on Twitter: "On #ThisDayinHistory 1936, American Jesse Owens wins gold in the 100m during the Berlin Summer Olympics. It was the first of four gold medals Owens won in Berlin, as](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjsqL6xXsAEbrQq.jpg)