In light of the one month anniversary of The Daily Question, I am going to ask a question about one of my favorite sports stories. The 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin Germany, while Adolf Hitler was in power. During the Berlin Olympics, Nazi propaganda was being spread around Germany that only "superior" Aryan athletes would be the main winners of the various competitions, and Hitler himself had enormously high hopes for his athletes to come in first place, especially since the games were being held on his home turf. Enter Jessie Owens, the well known African-American 23-year-old track star from Ohio. With amazing skill, and stunning many, he wins 4 gold medals over the course of the Olympics. So for my question of the day, I ask: What were the 4 events Owens competed in?
The 4 events he competed in were 100m, 200m, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100m relay team.
For more info visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Owens
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