The most famous athlete in Berlin was the American sprinter Jesse Owens, and one of the most famous stories from those Games was the unexpected, heartwarming encounter Owens had with the German long jumper Luz Long. The friendship between the two athletes would serve as a symbol of how sports can overcome national antagonisms. We wonder: What really happened at the long jump pit that day?
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08/01/24 • 38 min
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Revisionist History - Hitler’s Olympics, Part 6: The Jiggle & the Giddy Up
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Pushkin the Collock Street tears around the clay circle with a spoon of the wind, increasing his lead with every stride.
Speaker 2Also, about four thousand athletes competed in the nineteen thirty six Olympic Games, but Jesse Owens is the one people remember.
Speaker 3Streak Jesse Owens in one hundred meters.
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