1936: Jess Owens accepts his Olympic 100m Gold medal

AUGUST 3, 1936:

The ceremony honoring the three winners in the 100 meter Olympic final in Berlin on August 3, 1936, which was won by Jessie Owens, U.S.A, middle, second was Tinus Osendarp, Holland, front, and third Ralph Metcalf, U.S.A. (extreme right).

The ceremony honoring the three winners in the 100 meter Olympic final in Berlin on August 3, 1936, which was won by Jessie Owens, U.S.A, middle, second was Tinus Osendarp, Holland, front, and third Ralph Metcalf, U.S.A. (extreme right). (AP Photo)

 

 

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