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It was 1936 Berlin and 21-year-old Jesse Owens had beaten his new pal Luz Long, 23, to the gold medal in the long jump - breaking the world record with a jump of 8.06 metres.

Jesse Owens' four-gold-medal performance in 1936 in Berlin was iconic. For him to do what he did at that time, in that country, on that world stage, has rightly stood the test of time.

After defying Hitler’s notions of racial superiority in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Owens was paid handsomely to stump for President Franklin Roosevelt’s opponent.

Jesse Owens and Luz Long's embrace has become a defining image of Olympic sportsmanship, but it came with consequences.