Jesse Owens

Born on 12th September 1913, in Alabama, USA, James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was a track and field athlete who had three world records in his name. The Jesse Owens Award in USA track and field is the highest accolade that any track and field athlete aspires to receive.

 Accomplishments:-

• Won four gold medals in 100m, 200m, Long Jump and 4x100m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
• Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976 by President Gerald Ford.
• Inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1970.
• Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by President George H.W.Bush in 1990.