Jesse Owens won the gold medal for the 100-meter dash on August 3, the first of four he would win at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Tradition called for the leader of the host country to congratulate the gold medal winner, but Hitler refused to greet Owens. | American Experience | PBS

On this day, 89 years ago, Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal in the 4 x 100m relay at 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Four days earlier he won gold in the 200m sprint. Owens also became the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals in the same Olympic Games. | Benjamin Watson