Owens,James Cleveland

Owens,James Cleveland
Ow·ens (ōʹĭnz), James Cleveland. Known as “Jesse.” 1913-1980.
American track star. He won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, upsetting Adolf Hitler's plans to use the games as evidence of Aryan superiority.

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  • Owens — (James Cleveland, dit Jesse) (1914 1980) athlète américain qui remporta quatre médailles d or aux J.O. de Berlin (1936): le 100 m, le 200 m, le saut en longueur, le relais 4 100 m …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Owens — noun United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913 1980) • Syn: ↑Jesse Owens, ↑James Cleveland Owens • Instance Hypernyms: ↑athlete, ↑jock …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Owens —   [ əʊɪnz], Jesse, eigentlich James Cleveland [ klevlənd], amerikanischer Leichtathlet, * Danville (Ala.) 12. 9. 1913, ✝ Tucson (Ariz.) 31. 3. 1980; Olympiasieger 1936 über 100 und 200 m, im Weitsprung und mit der 4 × 100 m Staffel. Owens stellte …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Owens — [ō′ənz] Jesse (born James Cleveland Owens) 1913 80; U.S. track and field athlete …   English World dictionary

  • Owens, Jesse — orig. James Cleveland Owens born Sept. 12, 1913, Oakville, Ala., U.S. died March 31, 1980, Phoenix, Ariz. U.S. track and field athlete. At Ohio State University in 1935, he broke or equaled four world track records in one day, setting a new long… …   Universalium

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