ByMeredith, Dylan,
Leonardo & Elizabeth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S81SotjWal0
Birth & Childhood:
1.Born: September 12, 1913 in Oakville Alabama2.Family called him J.C.3.Owens family: poor family, earned little money4.Pneumonia nearly every winter5.9 years old: moved to Cleveland, Ohio
Adult Family Life & Death1. H.S.: won races2. World’s track and field athletics3. Ohio State University4. Broke 3 world records in 45 minutes! 5-25-
355. Hitler was embarrassed by his Olympics
19366. Got lung cancer and died on March 31, 1980
in Phoenix hospital 66 years old
Likes & DislikesLikes Dislikes
1.Run2.Winning races3.Having food
1.Wars2.Getting sick3.Not having food
4.Spending time in jail5.Being Boo-ed
Initiatives and ContributionsBroke five recordsReceived four gold medals at the Berlin
Olympics1950: gave speeches to kids about being fair,
healthy, and honorable
Interesting Facts1. 1st day of school
1. Name- J.C.2. Teacher heard Jesse3. Name stuck with him forever
2. Set new records3. 3 daughters4. 2 Olympic records & tied other5. Won 4 gold medals6. 1976: White House, Medal of Freedom7. 1979: Living Legend Award
Monuments/Statue/Memorials
Statue in Oakville, Alabama
IB Attitudes & AttributesCommitment: was sure he would win the raceRespectful: Not to brag when he wonCommunicator: Gave speeches to kids
Key ConceptsResponsibility: running a lot and practice a
lotConnection: Martin Luther King, Jr.Causation: practiced a lot….fastest man for a
few years
QuestionsMeredith: How many years were you
running?Elizabeth: What are your friends names?Dylan: I wonder what your favorite number
was when you ran?Leonardo: Why did you start running?
ClosingThank you!Enjoy the videoFunSee you soon.
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