![]() ![]() ![]() ▼ 2016 Right Livelihood Award winners announced At the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, he won 4 gold medals including 100 and 200m long jump.He set three world records and tied another in less than an hour at 1935 Big Ten Track meet in Ann Arbour Michigan, called the “greatest 45 minutes ever in sports”.He was the most successful athlete at the games.James Cleveland Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who crushed Hilterian myth of Aryan supremacy.He also took 3 world heavyweight championships in 1964, 19.Ali won the gold medal at the Rome 1960 Olympics.Granddaughter of the famous athlete Jesse Owens, Margaret Dotch will present the award at the next week’s Best of the Games award ceremony to Ali’s wife Lonnie.It is going to honour people who have served as an inspiration. ![]() It marks the 80th anniversary of Jesse Owen’s 4 gold medal performance at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.The first Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award will recognise the late legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. ![]()
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