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Owens, James Cleveland(Jesse)
US track and field athlete
broke world records in 220-yard sprint, long jump, and 220-yard low hurdles and tied record for 100-yard dash, all in one hour 1933
won gold medal in Olympic 100-meter dash 1936
won gold medal in Olympic 200-meter dash 1936
won gold medal in Olympic long jump 1936
co-won gold medal in Olympic 4x100-meter relay 1936
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