Performances
Australia and the Olympic Games The Berlin Olympics 1936 Performances
Jessie Owens One athlete in particular in Berlin became the focus of the Stadium crowds and the world media. Jessie Owens, a 22 year old African-American student from Ohio State University was at his first Olympic Games. He held the world record for the 100 metres at 10.2 seconds. He equalled the Olympic record of 10.3 seconds in the heats in Berlin. He was there to win gold medals and be recognised as the fastest man in the world at the most prestigious sporting competition. And he wore German made track shoes made by the Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik company – later to become Adidas and Puma.
Focus Jessie Owens performances at the Berlin Olympic Games. Activities Examine the sources and use your own research to consider the following questions
How many gold medals did Jessie Owen win at the Berlin Olympics? Which events? Why is Jessie Owens an Olympic hero?
Overview of Jessie Owens performance Official IOC site: http://www.olympic.org/jesse-owens Jesse Owen: 1936 Olympics 100 Meters Mens Finals - 1st Olympic TV Broadcast! This was not shown in the United States in 1936 because there were no television sets. It would be shown in 1939 at the New York Word Fair http://www.tierraunica.com/tierra_unica/2008/08/jesse-owens-1936-olympics---100-meterfinals.html Official Jessie Owens site: http://www.jesseowens.com/ You can investigate some of the controversial issues involving Jessie Owens in the Games section of this topic.
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Australia and the Olympic Games The Berlin Olympics 1936 Performances
Other Highlights - Hendricka Mastenbroek Use the Official IOC site to get an overview of the performances of swimmer Hendricka Mastenbroek from the Netherlands. http://www.olympic.org/hendrika-mastenbroek Glen Morris USA
Caption: The winner of the decathlon - Glenn Morris - USA - with 1,900 points, a new world record. Source: Image taken by Leni Riefenstahl: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenn_morris.gif
In album: XI Olympiade, Berlin 1936 / Leni Riefenstahl. Berlin: 1936, Library of Congress: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenn_morris.gif
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Jessie Owens One athlete in particular in Berlin became the focus of the Stadium crowds and the world media. Jessie Owens, a 22 year old African-American student from Ohio State University was at his first Olympic Games. He held the world record for the 100 metres at 10.2 seconds. He equalled the Olympic record of 10.3 seconds in the heats in Berlin. He was there to win gold medals and be recognised as the fastest man in the world at the most prestigious sporting competition. And he wore German made track shoes made by the Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik company – later to become Adidas and Puma.
Focus Jessie Owens performances at the Berlin Olympic Games. Activities Examine the sources and use your own research to consider the following questions
How many gold medals did Jessie Owen win at the Berlin Olympics? Which events? Why is Jessie Owens an Olympic hero?
Overview of Jessie Owens performance Official IOC site: http://www.olympic.org/jesse-owens Jesse Owen: 1936 Olympics 100 Meters Mens Finals - 1st Olympic TV Broadcast! This was not shown in the United States in 1936 because there were no television sets. It would be shown in 1939 at the New York Word Fair http://www.tierraunica.com/tierra_unica/2008/08/jesse-owens-1936-olympics---100-meterfinals.html Official Jessie Owens site: http://www.jesseowens.com/ You can investigate some of the controversial issues involving Jessie Owens in the Games section of this topic.
© Australian Olympic Committee
Australia and the Olympic Games The Berlin Olympics 1936 Performances
Other Highlights - Hendricka Mastenbroek Use the Official IOC site to get an overview of the performances of swimmer Hendricka Mastenbroek from the Netherlands. http://www.olympic.org/hendrika-mastenbroek Glen Morris USA
Caption: The winner of the decathlon - Glenn Morris - USA - with 1,900 points, a new world record. Source: Image taken by Leni Riefenstahl: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenn_morris.gif
In album: XI Olympiade, Berlin 1936 / Leni Riefenstahl. Berlin: 1936, Library of Congress: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glenn_morris.gif
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