20th+Century+Olympics

**20th Century Olympics**


 * The Summer Olympics are a series of events that occur every 4 years in various countries, with people from all over the world competing to bring the gold home for their countries and to say they competed in one of the greatest international events ever.**

**Jesse Owens one of the fastest men to have ever run the 100m dash is still legend for proving that the Aryan race of Nazi Germany weren't the superior race of the world. Jesse Owens proved this to us.**

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Carl Lewis set a new World Record in the year of 1988 running a 9.78 seconds in the 100m dash. Burning all the competition he had including his childhood hero Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis is now a legend in the history books. media type="youtube" key="MVRl8gihrHM" height="349" width="425" align="center"

A person who has cleared the way for boxing, that is known around the world as the greatest boxer in the world, a man who has set a path for following boxers a man named MUHAMMAD ALI!!!! He's the man that earned every win by his judgement, his athleticism, and his foot movement. This quote was made about Muhammad Ali, "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee! Rumble Young Man Rumble!" media type="youtube" key="0L8PygvhPYg" height="349" width="560" align="center"

Voted the greatest female athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated she has won 3 gold medals,one silver, and 2 bronze medals and she has earned them the one and only Jackie Joyner-Kersee. media type="youtube" key="q-KJK6ngRpg" height="349" width="425" align="center"

These are only a few of the athletes that made record times and won gold and titles. These athletes have broken records that were set before there times and have made names for themselves. Now they have records of their own and now are legends. But they left records for new and up coming athletes to break to make names for themselves. For example the Jamaican track runner, Usain Bolt, the one who has broken a record with breathtaking speed. So those few have left names for themselves, only true and dedicated athletes actually fulfill their dreams. 