American athlete Jesse Owens at the XI Summer Olympic Games (1936)

Flags of the countries participating in the XI Summer Olympic Games of 1936 on flagpoles.

The standard with a swastika above the stands of the stadium, Hitler on the stands.

German athlete Lutz Long begins the run-up for the long jump.

Hitler's face.

Lutz Long performs the jump.

American African-American athlete Jesse Owens performs the jump.

The face of one of the fans.

Measuring the length of the jump.

Lutz Long makes his second attempt.

The faces of the applauding fans.

Jesse Owens before the second attempt.

The fans in the stands support Owens.

Owens performs the long jump.

A fan with binoculars.

A cameraman films from the stands.

The face of one of the fans.

Lutz Long before the third attempt.

The tense faces of the fans.

Lutz Long performs the long jump.

The fans jump up from their seats and applaud, congratulating each other.

A teammate hugs Long.

Hitler in the stands applauds Long.

Fans watch Jesse Owens' third attempt.

Jesse Owens before his third attempt, the fans' faces.

The judge's face.

Owens performs the long jump and sets a world record.

Fans in the stands cheer Owens.

Owens in front of the stadium stands after performing the jump.

Flags of Nazi Germany, the USA and Japan, who took the first three places in the long jump.