Berlin, 1936: Leaping into history #50Days50Moments On this day 80 years ago, in front of a crowd of over 100,000 at Reich Sports Field Stadium, the legendary #JesseOwens won gold in the men's long jump - the second of his four total #gold medals at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games. In doing so, Owens shattered any belief in Adolf Hitler’s notion of a 'master race', beating Germany’s Lutz Long on the biggest stage with Hitler himself in attendance. His winning jump of 8.06m set an Olympic record that would stand for over two decades | August 4, 1936 | 📷: Bettmann | #GettySport #Rio2016 #Olympics #🇺🇸 #🏅(via gettysport)