U.S. Athletes Aka Us Athletes Aka Olympic Possibles (1936)

Full title reads: “Olympic possibles - Finding new track talent at Columbus, Ohio“. United States of America, USA. Panning L/S of men's hurdle race. Panning L/S of men's sprinting race (1500 metres?). One black athlete wins by a great distance. L/S of crowds in grand stand applauding. Panning M/S of men's long distance running race. Panning M/S of two runners making way around track. Note: black athlete with prestigious talent could be Jesse Owens, famous for winning four gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics in Nazi Germany. Owens was at Ohio State University in mid-1930s. AH 2001. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Em