![US runner Jesse Owens begins the 200-meter race in which he established a new Olympic record of 20.7 seconds. [LCID: 73517a]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/73ddb3c0-be46-46b4-8936-541305b30f1e.jpg)
Le sprinter américain Jesse Owens commence sa course du 200 mètres qui lui vaudra un nouveau record olympique de 20,7 secondes. Berlin, Allemagne, 2 août 1936.
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