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The Man Really Snubbed by Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Olympics (8 photos)
The story that Jesse Owens was snubbed by Hitler at the 1936 Olympics is fable. The fact is that the African American athlete snubbed by Der Fuehrer was in fact gold medal winner Cornelius Johnson. Wonderful photos here, including: on the winners podium saluting the American flag at the 1936 Games (pivotal), winning the 1936 Olympic finals and semi-finals tryouts and setting the record (3), shaking hands with Walter Marty after breaking record (1934), Milan meet (1937), ready for Germany (1936), shown his height advantage by German athletes at the 1936 Olympics. Overall EX+ and 7x9”.
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