The running legend Jesse Owens, also known as the 'Buckeye Bullet', was an American track and field athlete who achieved international fame at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He won four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay, setting three world records and tying a fourth. Owens' success was a powerful symbol of African-American achievement and a rebuke to Nazi claims of Aryan superiority.