19 Vintage Photos from the Olympics — from Jesse Owens' Historic Feat to Michael Phelps' Record-Breaking Streak

Dorothy Hyman, Wilma Rudolph and Giuseppina Leone shake hands while standing on the podium at the 1960 Olympics. U.S. swimmer ...
Columbus Dispatch

Celebration for a Champion sculpture, plaza at OSU honor Jesse Owens

This year marks the 90-year anniversary of Jesse Owens’ remarkable feats of athleticism at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Not only did Owens defeat the world’s best track athletes – resulting ...
The Times of Israel

Medal of Olympian who defied Hitler by embracing Jesse Owens goes under the hammer

AP — One of the most consequential Olympic medals ever awarded is on the auction block — the silver medal captured in 1936 by Germany’s Luz Long, the long jumper who walked arm in arm through the ...

A century later, how the ‘Nazi Games’ overshadow Germany’s pitch for 2036 Olympics

India is also among the countries hoping to host the 2036 Olympics. Germany has signalled its willingness, but this has ...