Jesse Owens had one of the most memorable days in track and field history 90 years ago this weekend in the 1935 Big Ten Track ...

Two events leading up to the Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon in October have been renamed to salute Buckeye ...

This is the guy who showed the master race they were the minor race. Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then on," says Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Murray on ESPN Classic's ...

Jesse Owens defeated the athletes of the Third Reich at the Berlin Olympics, but the racism continued long after he returned home to America.

OWENS, JESSE (12 September 1913-31 March 1980), was a world record setting track-and-field athlete during the 1930s. In 1950 sportswriters voted him as the world's top track star of the century. Born ...

Adolf Hitler arrived too late to see Jesse Owens blazing down the track in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Aug. 3, 1936, winning the 100-meter race in a record-tying 10.3 seconds and edging out ...

The Columbus Marathon 5K and 1 Mile races have been renamed the Jesse Owens 5K and 1 Mile. These changes were made at the recommendation of Owens' family to enhance the race and broaden its appeal.