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Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold medals at the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936. This photo of Owens was taken during the 200-meter dash, one of the competitions Owens won an Olympic gold medal in. Did you know that the silver medal in that race was won by another U.S. athlete named Mack Robinson? You may have heard of his younger brother Jackie.
Mack Robinson, brother of Jackie Robinson, medaled in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Upon returning home to California, the only work he could find as an African American was sweeping streets, which he did while wearing his Olympic 'USA' sweatshirt. source
image via nytimes
QUICK FACTS
It’s a fact that Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. The silver medal winner in the 200 meters was Mack Robinson, Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson’s older brother.