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Oct 7, 2022 · AP — One of the most consequential Olympic medals ever awarded is on the auction block — the silver medal captured in 1936 by Germany’s Luz Long, the long jumper who walked arm in arm through...
Mar 5, 2024 · Luz Long and Jesse Owens struck up a friendship at the 1936 Olympics that transcended sport, race and history. By The Foundation for a Better Life. Mar 5, 2024. Photo by Justin Ha on Unsplash....
Great Olympic Friendships: Jesse Owens, Luz Long and a beacon of brotherly love at the Nazi games. 'That business with Hitler didn't bother me,' Owens later wrote. 'I didn't go there to shake...
Aug 5, 2009 · The families of Olympic legend Jesse Owens and German long jumping great Luz Long will be part of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, to be held 15-23 August in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. Thanks to a joint effort between the IAAF, USA Track & Field and the Berlin Organizing Committee, Marlene (Owens) Dortch and Kai Long will ...
Biography. Luz Long was a German long jumper who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning a silver medal behind Jesse Owens. Long was German long jump champion in 1933-34 and 1936-39. He won two bronze medals at the 1934 and 1938 European Championships and at the World University Games he won a silver medal in 1935 and a gold in 1937.
Jul 15, 2020 · A friendship that triumphed over racism: Luz Long, Jesse Owens and a lesson for humanity. The story of Owens and Long’s friendship demonstrated how sports could unite people across...
Oct 7, 2022 · Oct 7, 2022 at 4:05 pm ET • 1 min read. Getty Images. German long jumper Luz Long's silver medal from the 1936 Berlin Olympics has been put up for auction. It is more historically significant...
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