which afro-american athlete perfomed specacularly well at the 1936 olympics in cberlin?

Answer 1

Jesse Owens is the obvious answer to many, but Eulace Peacock and Ralph Metcalfe were two just to name a few.

In 1936 a large number of black athetes were Olympic contenders, and in the end, 18 African Americans -- 16 men and
2 women -- went to Berlin. This was three times the number who had competed in the 1932 Los Angeles games.

The African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin won 14 medals. The continuing social and economic discrimination black athletes faced after returning to the United States emphasized the irony of their victory in racist Germany.

Answer 2

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was a popular American athlete and civic leader. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals; one each in the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, the long jump, and for being part of the 4x100 meter relay team.

In 1936 Owens arrived in Berlin to compete for the United States in the Summer Olympics. Adolf Hitler was using the games to show the world a resurgent Nazi Germany. He and other government officials had high hopes German athletes would dominate the games with victories. Meanwhile, Nazi propaganda promoted concepts of "Aryan" racial superiority and depicted ethnic Africans (e.g. the Rhineland Bastards) as inferior.

Owens surprised many by winning four gold medals: On August 3, 1936 the 100 meter dash by defeating Ralph Metcalfe; on August 4, the long jump - after friendly and helpful advice from German competitor Lutz Long; on August 5, the 200 meter dash; and, after he was added to the 4 x 100 m relay team, he won his fourth on August 9 (his performance wasn't duplicated until 1984 when Carl Lewis won gold medals in the same events at the 1984 Summer Olympics).

On the first day, Hitler shook hands only with the German victors and then left the stadium (some claim this was to avoid having to shake hands with Cornelius Johnson, who was African-American, but according to a spokesman Hitler's exit had been pre-scheduled). Olympic committee officials then insisted Hitler greet each and every medalist or none at all. Hitler opted for the latter and skipped all further medal presentations. [1] [2] In his autobiography (The Jesse Owens Story, 1970) Owens recounted how Hitler later stood up and waved to him anyway:
Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
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Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Jesse Owens
When I passed the Chancellor he arose, waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him. I think the writers showed bad taste in criticizing the man of the hour in Germany.

Jesse Owens

Owens was cheered enthusiastically by 110,000 people in Berlin's Olympic Stadium and later ordinary Germans sought his autograph when they saw him in the streets. Although, had he lived in Germany he would have been barred from citizenship under the Reich Citizenship Law, September 15, 1935 "§2 1. A Reich citizen is a subject of the State who is of German or related blood, who proves by his conduct that he is willing and fit faithfully to serve the German people and Reich." Nevertheless, Owens was allowed to travel with and stay in the same hotels as whites, an irony at the time, since Africans in the United States were denied equal rights. After a New York ticker-tape parade in his honor, Owens had to ride the freight elevator to attend a reception for him at the Waldorf-Astoria.:-)

Answer 3

Jesse Owens dominated the olympic games in berlin and made a fool of Hitler who said that the white race was far more superior than the African Americans. Jesse won like 6-7 gold medals and shattered all the records doing so.

Answer 4

Jesse Owens

Answer 5

Jesse Owens.

Answer 6

no longer basically black athletes have problems, it in basic terms so occurs the final public of yankee professional athletes are black consequently a greater sort of them get in hassle. Christian peter, todd marinovich, Jason williams (white chocolate) just to call some have had issues of the police. this is an athlete difficulty no longer an african american athlete difficulty. they're spoiled and lined for their total life so as that they've consistently performed by skill of a different set of regulations. So athletes many times have problems.

Answer 7

Julius Erving

Answer 8

Jesse Owens , when he won four track and field gold medals was the first American to win four track and field medals in one Olympics.with victories in the 100- and 200-meter dash, the broad jump(now called long jump) and the 4x100-meter relay

Answer 9

After destroying racism in Germany, Owens and his black teammates has to suffer racism and worse at home.

Isn't America such a great (hypocritical) country?

Answer 10

J. Owens.. he later did Baseball and owened a cleaning shop