Jesse Owens vs Usain Bolt: Who Would Win?

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2020

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Jessie Ownes was the world record holder in the men’s 100m dash and won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. Usain Bolt is the current world record holder in the men’s 100m and won 3 gold medals in the event. This episode is going to try and answer an impossible, yet interesting question: who would win in a race between Jessie Owens and Usain Bolt? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Jesse Owens was the World's Record Holder in the men's 100 meter dash and won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics.
0:07.0	He is famous for winning four gold medals in one Olympics and foiling Hitler's plans for the Berlin Games.
0:12.0	His 100 meter world's record stood longer
0:14.3	than anyone else is in the event. Usain Bolt is the current world record holder in
0:19.0	the men's 100 meter and won the gold medal at the 2016, 2012, and 2008 Olympics.
0:25.0	This episode is going to try to answer an impossible question.
0:29.0	Who would win a race between Jesse Owens and Usain Bolt.
0:33.2	You might think the answer is obvious, but the truth is anything but, as you'll find out
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