AchievementAugust 9, 1936· sport
Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe Win 4x100 Relay Gold at Berlin Olympics
After Owens's four individual gold medals, he and Ralph Metcalfe anchored the US 4x100 relay team to a world record gold, with two Jewish-American sprinters controversially removed from the squad. The relay brought the total Black American contribution to the US Berlin track team to historic prominence.