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Jesse Owens's Life in Weeks

American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying Adolf Hitler's claims of Aryan racial supremacy.

1913–1980 American Track & Field Athlete 3,472 weeks (66 years)

Jesse Owens's 3,472 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,472
Total Weeks
24,304
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
66
Years

Key Milestones

Age 9 · Week ~468

Family moved from Alabama to Cleveland, Ohio during the Great Migration

Age 20 · Week ~1,040

Enrolled at Ohio State University

Age 21 · Week ~1,092

Set three world records and tied a fourth in 45 minutes at the Big Ten Championships

Age 22 · Week ~1,144

Won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Age 42 · Week ~2,184

Named a goodwill ambassador by the U.S. State Department

Age 63 · Week ~3,276

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Ford

Legacy

Won four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, shattering the Nazi myth of racial superiority on the world stage.

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