African-American athlete Jesse Owens broke records and won several gold medals, shattering Hitler’s aim to use the 1936 Games as an example of the “new Aryan man.” Owens later befriended his German competitor in the long jump, Luz Long, and the pair's lap of honor became a symbol of the triumph of sportsmanship over Nazi ideology.
非裔美国运动员杰西-欧文斯在这届奥运会上打破世界纪录并取得多项金牌，粉碎了希特勒借助1936年奥运会证明雅利安人种优越的目的。欧文斯在随后的跳远比赛中对待他的德国对手卢茨-朗如同朋友一般，两人的光荣一跃成为了体育精神战胜纳粹思想的象征。