Jesse Owens — Race Character Profile

About Jesse Owens

African American sprinter who overcomes racial discrimination and personal financial struggles to win four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying Nazi racial ideology and inspiring global recognition despite continued segregation at home.

Jesse Owens — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Republican Party
• Alpha Phi Alpha

Quick Facts about Jesse Owens

Education

Ohio State University, East Technical High School, North Platte High School

Occupation

entrepreneur, athlete, sprinter

Manner of Death

Natural causes

Jesse Owens's Known Relations

• M. Ruth Solomon — Spouse
• Alpha Phi Alpha — Member of

Character Facts

Played by

Stephan James

Appears in

Race (2016)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Jesse Owens — related — Dave Albritton (Eli Goree)
• Jesse Owens — Professional Coach — Larry Snyder (Jason Sudeikis)

  Mentor and coach who guides Owens' athletic development and career decisions.

• Jesse Owens — Conflict Political Opponent — Avery Brundage (Jeremy Irons)

  Committee head whose political compromises directly impact Owens' Olympic experience.

• Jesse Owens — Conflict Ideological Adversary — Joseph Goebbels (Barnaby Metschurat)

  Nazi official whose discriminatory policies Owens' victories directly undermine.

• Jesse Owens — Professional Documentarian — Leni Riefenstahl (Carice van Houten)

  Filmmaker who documents Owens' achievements for cinematic purposes.

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