Jesse Cleveland Owens - Danville, AL
N 34° 26.251 W 087° 09.989
16S E 484704 N 3810681
Jesse Cleveland Owens won four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Waymark Code: WMRQG2
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2016
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The Jesse Cleveland Owens memorial is a bronze plaque located at a long bump pit on the grounds of the Jesse Owens Museum.
Marker Text:
Jesse Owen's track career started in high school when one day in gym class, the students were timed in the 60-yard dash. Coach Charlie Riley saw the raw, yet natural talent that young Jesse Owens had and immediately invited him to run for the track team.
In high school Jesse became a track star.
100_yard dash - 9.4 seconds (tied world record), tied world record again in Interscholastic Championship.
Broad jump - 24 feet 9 5/8 inches (world record)
May 25, 1935 Big Ten Conference
Owens broke three world records and tied a fourth in a 70-minute span.
100-yard dash - 9.4 seconds (tied world record)
200)yard dash - 20.3 seconds (world record)
220-yard low hurdles - 22.6 seconds (world record)
Broad jump - 26 feet 2 1/2 inches (world record)
1936 Berlin Olympics, Four Gold Medals
100 meter dash - 10.3 seconds (tied world record)
200 meter dash - 20.7 seconds (Olympic record)
400 meter relay - first leg - 39.8 seconds (Olympics and world record)
Long jump - 26 feet 5 1/4 inches (Olympic record) (Jesse's long jump record stood for over 25 years)
Test your skill. See if you can reach Jesse" record of 26 feet 5 1/4 inches in the long jump.
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Jesse Owens Memorial Park
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