Jesse Owens Olympic Champion, 1936
1982
Board of County Commissioners
Virgil E. Brown
Vincent C. Campanella
Edward F. Feighan
Funded by the Gund Foundation
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 41° 30.139′ N, 81° 41.896′ W. Marker is in Cleveland, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of West Lakeside Avenue and West 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west on West Lakeside Avenue. The marker and sculpture are beside the sidewalk at the southwest corner of Fort Huntington Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 West Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland OH 44114, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Near this site Fort Huntington was Erected (a few steps from this marker); Com. Oliver Hazard Perry (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Huntington (within shouting distance of this marker); Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (within shouting distance of this marker); John T. Corrigan (within shouting distance of this marker); We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours (within shouting distance of this marker); Navy Bicentennial (within shouting distance of this marker); War Savings Stamps (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cleveland.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Terry v. Ohio (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Jesse Owens (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: American track and field athlete who made history at the 1936 Olympic Games by winning four gold medals, setting individual Olympic records in each event, plus another as a member of the 400-meter relay. He is(Submitted on September 9, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in track and field history.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 17, 20212. Jesse Owens Olympic Champion, 1936The marker is in the flowerbed at the base of the sculpture.Owens excelled in events like short sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as “perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history”. He won four events, set five world records, and tied another — all in less than an hour, at the 1935 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a feat that has never been equaled and has been called “the greatest 45 minutes ever in sport”. He won four NCAA titles in both 1935 and 1936, bringing his total to eight — an unparalleled achievement that remains unmatched to this day.
He achieved international fame at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, by winning four gold medals: 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters, and 4 × 100-meter relay. He was the most successful athlete at the Games and, as a black American man, was credited by ESPN with “single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy”.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
