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Which African American won 4 Gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was termed the fastest man on the planet?

A
Bessie Coleman
B
Paul Robeson
C
Jesse Owens
D
Herbert Clark Hoover
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Correct option is C. Jesse Owens
  • Jesse Owens won 5 Gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, undermining Hitler's claim that whites were the superior race.
  • Owens worked for under privileged children and was eventually awarded the USA Medal of freedom in 1976.

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