Hitler used the 1936 Berlin Olympics to promote his ideology and he used the games to show the world a resurgent Nazi Germany Obsessed with Aryan supremacy Hitler s applecart was upset by Jesse Owens - an Afro-American athlete In fact these games are known more as Owens Games rather than Hitler s On Aug 3 he won the 100m sprint defeating Ralph Metcalfe; the following day he won the long jump event and next day he added two more gold medals (200m and 4X100 relay) to his kitty

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