
Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, wasn’t the only man of color competing that Hitler despised. There were a total of 18. And the group won total of 8 gold, four silver and two bronze. Ralph Metcalfe who became a U.S. Congressman and Jackie Robinson’s brother Mack Robinson won a silver medal in the 200 meters. The names of the 1936 black American Olympians are Dave Albritton, Jesse Owens, Cornelius Johnson, Mack Robinson, John Woodruff, and Ralph Metcalfe.(AP Photo/file)