At just 16, he became the youngest member of the Yugoslav Olympic team when he competed in the ski jump at the 1936 Winter Games in Germany. The Games were opened by Adolf Hitler and senior ...

In an attempt to signal Germany's return to the world community after defeat in World War I, the International Olympic Committee ... the long jump, and the 400-meter relay. After the second ...

Yet Jesse Owens' performances in the Berlin Olympics of 1936 were tainted and are remembered ... shattered in the heats prior to the long jump qualification. Two faults left Owens with one jump ...