Question

How did jesse owens make a mockery of nancy claims of racial supremety? Answee in 150 to 200 words . pls ​

Answer 1

Answer:

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games

Explanation:

Personal information

Full name

James Cleveland Owens

Nationality

American

Born

September 12, 1913

Oakville, Alabama, U.S.

Died

March 31, 1980 (aged 66)

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Education

Ohio State University,

Fairmont Junior High School,

East Technical High School[1]

Height

5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]

Weight

165 lb (75 kg)

Spouse(s)

M. Ruth Solomon

(m. 1935; his death 1980)

Sport

Sport

Track and field

Event(s)

Sprint, Long jump

Achievements and titles

Personal best(s)

60 yd: 6.1

100 yd: 9.4

100 m: 10.3

200 m: 20.7

220 yd: 20.3

Medal record

Men's track and field

Representing the United States

Olympic Games

Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin 100 m

Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin 200 m

Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin 4×100 m relay

Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Long jump

Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump, and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history".[3] He set three world records and tied another, all in less than an hour at the 1935 Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan — a feat that has never been equaled and has been called "the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport".[4]

He achieved international fame at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, by winning four gold medals: 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters, and 4 × 100-meter relay. He was the most successful athlete at the Games and, as a black man, was credited with "single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy", although he "wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either".[5]

The Jesse Owens Award is USA Track and Field's highest accolade for the year's best track and field athlete. Owens was ranked by ESPN as the sixth greatest North American athlete of the 20th century and the highest-ranked in his sport. In 1999, he was on the six-man short-list for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century.