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Sprinting to Fame Frame Color:Brown New York Times photos publishedJesse Owens and other sprinters take off in a 100 meter dash heat in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Owens (foreground) won the heat in 10. 3 seconds on Aug. 2, 1936. The next day he captured the gold medal. Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, making him one of the most famous track and field athletes in history. The remarkable feats of the Americans, particularly Owens (1913 1980), who was black, struck a propaganda blow against Nazi leader