Famed track and field athlete Jesse Owens signing autographs at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, 1936

During the Summer Olympics in Berlin, aka Games of the XI Olympiad, crowds of people watch as famed track and field athlete Jesse Owens is seen signing several autographs at the Olympic Stadium. Germany, 1936. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history".