Jesse Owens again on a visit to Berlin in 1964 and tells of his experiences during the Olympic Games of 1936. In Germany, the Nazis portrayed African Americans as inferior and ridiculed the United States, relying on "black auxiliaries." A German official even complained that the Americans have "non-humans, like Owens and other Negro athletes" to compete. But the German people felt otherwise. Crowds cheered him of 110000 in the glittering Olympic Stadium in Berlin and his autograph or photograph wassought, as he walked through the streets. On 3 August, the 5-foot-10, won 165-pound Owens his first final, the 100 meters in 10.3, repression Ralph Metcalfe, also an African-American. The next day, Owens was started almost from the long jump shortly after qualifying. He fouled on his first two jumps, though he was stunned when officials run a practice on the catwalk and counted in the pit as an attempt. With one jump remaining, Luz Long, a tall, blue-eyed, blond German long jumper who is hisstiffest competition, introduced himself. He suggested that Owens to make his mark several inches before takeoff board and jump from there safe. Owens took the advice and qualified. In the final afternoon, Long fifth jump matched Owens 25-10. But Owens leaped 26-3 ¾ on his next attempt and won the gold medal with a final jump of 26-5 ½. The first to congratulate the Olympic record holder was long, which looked like the model Nazi but was not. "It took great courage for himto ...
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