What is Jesse Owens?
{{Infobox sportsperson |name = Jesse Owens | image = Jesse Owens 1936.jpg | imagesize = 300px | caption = Jesse Owens when he won four Olympic gold medals in 1936 |fullname = James Cleveland Owens |nationality = |birth_date = September 12, 1913 |birth_place = [[Oakville, Alabama|Oakville]], [[Alabama]], U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|03|31|1913|09|12}} |death_place = [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], [[Arizona]], U.S. |height = {{convert|5|ft|10+3/4|in|cm|sigfig=3|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|165|lb|abbr=on}} |sport = [[Track and field]] |event = [[Sprint (running)|Sprint]], [[Long jump]] |club = |education = [[The Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State University]], Fairmont Junior High School, [[East Technical High School]] |medaltemplates= {{MedalSport|Men's track and field}} {{MedalCountry|the {{Flag|United States|1912|size=23px}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]]|[[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{MedalGold|1936 Berlin|[[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]}} {{MedalGold|1936 Berlin|[[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m relay]]}} {{MedalGold|1936 Berlin|[[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]}} }} '''James Cleveland Owens''' (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an [[Americans|American]] athlete. He was from [[Oakville, Alabama]] and moved to [[Cleveland, Ohio]]. He won four [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Championships in 1935 and 1936. At the [[1936 Summer Olympics]], he won gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and 4x100 relay.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0912.html | title = Jesse Owens Dies of Cancer at 66; Hero of the 1936 Berlin Olympics | work = The New York Times | date = 1980-04-01 | accessdate = 2012-07-21}}</ref