In an attempt to signal Germany's return to the world community after defeat in World War I, the International Olympic Committee ... Owens won four gold medals in all, setting world records ...

Basketball debuted as a medal sport for men at the 1936 Olympics, and women's basketball was later added in 1976. During that time, one nation has dominated the sport, but many different players have ...

In 45 minutes, he established three world records and tied another. Owens won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. But that was merely an appetizer for Owens. In one week in the summer of 1936 ...

On Saturday, the long jump silver medal that Carl Ludwig “Luz” Long won at the Berlin 1936 Olympics was auctioned off by SCP Auctions. It was sold for $488,435 to become the most valuable ...

four gold medals won. That equation should have been enough to make any athlete stand out in a crowd of his contemporaries. Yet Jesse Owens' performances in the Berlin Olympics of 1936 were ...

Team USA basketball has dominated the competition at the Olympics. Basketball was first introduced at the Olympics at the ...

The US has won the most Gold Medals in Olympic Basketball. Since 1936, Team USA has won gold in 17 of the 20 men’s tournaments and 9 of the 11 women’s tournaments. The Team USA men won seven ...

BERLIN - 1936 : Jesse Owens of the USA in action in the mens 200m at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany. Owens won a total of four gold medals in the Olympics, winning the mens ...

Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Munich. Owens' story is one of a high-profile sports star making a statement that transcended athletics, spilling over into the world of ...