A gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis, the first ever hosted in the United States, just sold for $545,371 at auction. The medal, which is smaller than its modern counterparts and made from ...

A rare 1904 Olympic gold medal from the St. Louis ... 2025 The only two Olympic medals to sell for more was one awarded to runner Jesse Owens from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which sold for $1. ...

Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon in 1935 would be the accomplishment of a lifetime. In 45 minutes, he established three world records and tied another. Owens won four gold medals in ...

BERLIN - 1936 : Jesse Owens of the USA in action in the mens 200m at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany. Owens won a total of four gold medals in the Olympics, winning the mens ...

BOSTON (AP) — A gold medal awarded at ... In 2022, the silver medal captured by Luz Long, the German long jumper who befriended Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, sold at auction ...

Perhaps the most famous incident occurred after Jesse ... win gold in the 100-meter sprint, long jump, and relay—achievements ...

Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Munich. Owens' story is one of a high-profile sports star making a statement that transcended athletics, spilling over into the world of ...