Jesse Cleveland Owens

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Jesse Cleveland Owens

• By Alec

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Fast Facts

• Born Sept.12,1912 in Alabama
• Died March 31,1980
• Lived in Cleveland, Ohio
• Son of sharecropper and a grandson of a slave
• At the age of 9, his family moved to Cleveland,
  Ohio
• Ohio State University student
• He had a wife named Minny Soloman
• He won 4 Gold Medals
• When he was a child his family was poor with no
  money
• Best track racer in the world

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What He Was Known For

• Set new world records in the 220 yard dash, the
  200 yard hurdles and the long jump and equaled.
  

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Sources

• www.Jesseowens.info
• www.EnchanteLearning.com