What Happened on August 3, 1936

The Greatest 45 Minutes in Sports History

Jesse Owens gets into his stride at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin

Historical Events

Olympic Gold

American sprinter Jesse Owens wins the 100m (10.3 seconds) in front of Adolf Hitler in a famous race at the Berlin Olympics, first of 4 gold medals at the Games

Karl Hein (56.49 Olympic record) and Erwin Blask make it a German 1-2 in the hammer throw at the Berlin Olympics

Events in 1936

Famous Birthdays

Edward Petherbridge, English actor (The Guardians), born in West Bowling, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Vinko "Vice" Vukov, Croatian singer (Eurovision Song Contest 1963 & 1965), born in Šibenik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2008)

Born in 1936

1936 Highlights