At the Drake Relays held in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 26, 1935, Ohio State University track star Jesse Owens won the long jump, setting a new American record and coming within an inch of setting a new world record in the event. This photo shows him in the middle of his winning jump of 26 feet, 1 and 3/4 inches. A month later, at the Big Ten Championship Meet, Owens would break the world record with a jump of 26 feet, 8 inches. | Source: Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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"Setting an American Record in the Long Jump in 1935" appears in: Jesse Owens
