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James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens, African-American track and field athlete and civil rights leader. One of the greatest athletes in modern Olympic history. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Nazi Germany and won an impressive 4 Olympic gold medals, namely the men's 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and 4×100 meter relay.
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