The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced that its annual track and field state championships in early June ...

Dorothy Hyman, Wilma Rudolph and Giuseppina Leone shake hands while standing on the podium at the 1960 Olympics. U.S. swimmer ...

CLEVELAND — He was fast, n his day the fastest in the world. A Cleveland man who could outrun the wind, or so it seemed. In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, ...

Jesse Owens' incredible journey from a sharecropper's son to an Olympic legend who defied Hitler's propaganda and inspired ...

Jesse Owens, a student at Ohio State University, made history at the 1936 Olympics by winning four gold medals in track and field events. His triumphs in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump, and ...

African American athlete Jesse Owens rose to international stardom after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. History Channel’s new documentary “Triumph: Jesse ...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association's state track and field meet has been named in honor of Jesse Owens.

In a landmark decision, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) has renamed its annual track and field state championships to honor the legendary Jesse Owens, a pioneer in the sport. This ...

The 2024 Summer Olympics are just one month away. But, before we watch athletes go for gold in Paris, The History Channel has turned the clock back to the 1936 Summer Games to tell the game-changing ...

Ann Arbor — It's been almost 90 years since legendary Olympic champion Jesse Owens made his memorable mark at Ferry Field on the University of Michigan campus. On May 25, 1935, Owens, then a ...

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland home of Jesse Owens, the pioneering Black athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics, is set to be declared a city landmark. Cleveland City Council voted to ...

American Jesse Owens’ achievements at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin — he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200m, the 4x100m relay, and the long jump — made him a track and field great.Related ...