Jesse Owens

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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1. What medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?
2. How many world records did Jesse Owens set in one day at the 1935 Big Ten Championships?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?He won four gold medals: the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and a leg in the 4 × 100-meter relay.
2. How many world records did Jesse Owens set in one day at the 1935 Big Ten Championships?He set five new world records and tied another, all in less than an hour.

Track and Field: A broad category of athletic contests involving running, jumping, and throwing events, often contested on a track and field stadium.
Olympic Games: A premier international multi-sport event, held quadrennially, featuring summer and winter games where athletes from around the world compete.
World Record: The highest officially recognized achievement in a specific sport or athletic event, representing the pinnacle of human performance.
NCAA: The National Collegiate Athletic Association, an organization that regulates athletes in 1,000+ colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.