Jesse Owens was an Olympic legend who won four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was an African-American track and field athlete who defied Nazi ideology by dominating the games. His success was a major blow to Adolf Hitler's plans of Aryan supremacy. Owens' record-breaking performance earned him the nickname 'The Buckeye Bullet' and he is remembered as one of the greatest athletes of all time.