People call him Jesse Owens but his first name is James. His birthday is September 12th 1913. He grew up in Oakville Alabama and he has 3 siblings. When he was little he loved to run through fields. He moved to Ohio in 1921. He had to work a lot after school. His parents were Emma and Henry. He won four gold medals in the olympics. He studies at Ohio university. He moved to Chicago in 1949. He had another kid. He was the first person to go to college in my family. He got married to Minne and he has three daughters. His family is Lille, Johnson, Joseiphine, Ruth, Gloria, Beverly, Emma, Henry. He was a hard worker and a very good athlete. He was always busy. And he was determined to be good at running. He is an olympian and he was the fastest person in the world. He tied the 100 meter dash. He set the long jump record at 24 feet. He was in the newspaper for a long time. He got into the big ten olympics. Named top athlete for twelve centuries. It’s all joy but it’s as hard as diamond. A lifetime of training just for ten seconds. He was in the Olympics during world war two.In 1936 AP athlete of the year.He made the long Jump world record. He died on May 31st 1980. He hopes He will be remembered for being an olympian.