African American track star Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 4×100 meters relay. His success undermines German Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s plan of using the Berlin games to showcase Aryan supremacy.
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This Day in History: August 9, 1936
African American track star Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 4x100 meters relay
