Jesse Owens, 1936 Olympics

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1. Jesus Gonzalez says . . . | December 17, 2008 / 5:14 pm

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2. Arjun Kolady says . . . | February 11, 2009 / 4:25 pm

   I am a student doing a report on the life of Jesse Owens. If it would be possible, would anyone please answer a few questions about his amazing journey to success? However, if you are unable to answer my questions, i will understand.

   1: Going into the 10936 Olympics, was Jesse Owens driven to prove a point ,to both Hitler as well as the viewers of the 1936 Olyimpics, that individual excellence rather than race or national origin, distinguishes one man or woman from another?

   2: After the 1936 Olympics, was Jesse Owens treated different by the public?

   3: Did Jesse Owens ever enter any other olympics after his 4 gold medal performance at the 1936 olympics?

   4: Did Jesse and his wife Ruth ever have any children?

   5: What inspired Jesse Owens to help underprivileged children?

   6: How did Jesse Owens change the sport of track/running?

   7: Was Jesse Owens snubbed by Adolph Hitler, after winning 4 gold medals?

   8: What was Jesse Owens’s best category of track?

   9: How did Jesse Owens change the fight for underprivileged children?

   10: What was track/running like before Jesse Owens made his impact on the sport?

   11: When was this museum about his life built?

   12: Was Jesse Owens ever threatend not to enter the 1936 Olympics?

   13: How did Jesse Owens die and by what causes?

   14: How did Jesse Owens like to be remembered as?

   15: Do you believe that Jesse Owens is considered the greatest remembered olympian of all time?

   If you feel that any of these questions cannot be answered, please answer the ones that you feel can be.