Owens, James Cleveland (“Jesse”)
1913–1980
African American sprinter, winner of four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games, and in his time heralded as “the world's fastest human.”
Owens, James Cleveland (“Jesse”)
1913–1980
African American sprinter, winner of four gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games, and in his time heralded as “the world's fastest human.”
A version of this article originally appeared in Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.
