1.6K views · 116 reactions | Jesse Owens won the gold medal for the 100 meter dash on August 3, the first of four he would win at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Tradition called for the leader of the host country to congratulate the gold medal winner, but Hitler refused to greet Owens. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

1K views · 77 reactions | On August 3, 1936 American sprinter Jesse Owens wins the 100m dash (10.3 seconds) in front of Adolf Hitler in the famous race at the Berlin Olympics. The win gave Owens the first of his 4 gold medals at the Games. Owens beat teammate and a college friend Ralph Metcalfe by a tenth of a second and defeated Tinus Osendarp of the Netherlands by two tenths of a second. #BuckeyeBullet | Davenport Sports Network | Facebook