13. Jesse Owens-1936 Summer Games
What Jesse Owens accomplished in 1936 made him an American legend. As a black man in America, he was not treated fairly and it was horrible. However, the 1936 Summer Olympics happened to be occurring in Munich, Germany, the home of the Nazis and Adolf Hitler. The man hated the Jewish but also was not a fan of black people either. Word was event sent to try and hurt Owens before a few of his events and screwjobs were also planned.
Hitler and Germany claimed black athletes were inferior to white athletes among other horrible things heading into the event. Of course, tensions were high. Jesse Owens went on to win a gold medal in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, long jump, and 4×100-meter relay. Owens shut up the Germans and Nazis with his performance here. Hitler was supposed to shake the hand of the winner of each event. He left or was not present at each event Owens won to avoid admitting defeat.