# Luz Long

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Sports Card Stories With J and J - 1936 Jesse Owens

The story behind the 1936 Jesse Owens with Luz Long card.

Italy Season Kickoff: Releasing Control, Finding Wonder

In this season opener, Rachel Joy Baribeau welcomes you into an unforgettable journey through Italy — a season filled with history, divine encounters, and the beauty of living like a local. From standing in awe at Pompeii to chasing down a shop owner in Rome and ending up at dinner with his fami…

The Courage to Stand Tall: Luz Long’s Legacy

What does it mean to lead with soul—even when it costs you everything? In this episode, Rachel takes us on a journey from Sicily to Nazi Germany to the 1936 Berlin Olympics, telling the story of Luz Long, the German athlete who defied Hitler to help Jesse Owens. Their friendship, sacrifice, and cou…

Adolf Hitler's 1936 Olympics, Part 3: The Heroes & Villains Of The Olympic Games

"I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the president either" - Jesse Owens In the concluding episode of Mark Pougatch and Paul Hayward’s Adolf Hitler’s 1936 Olympics trilogy, the pair uncover the lasting legacy of the Berlin Games an…

The Unexpected Olympic Friendship That Defied Hitler’s Propaganda

On this episode of Our American Stories, Jesse Owens arrived in Berlin for the 1936 Olympics as one of the fastest men in the world. The long jump competition placed him beside Luz Long, a German athlete competing under the watchful eyes of the Nazi regime and in a stadium built to showcase its ide…

Reclaiming your Individuality and Silencing Bias ~ The Jesse Owens Path

How do you maintain your mental health and professional excellence when living in a system designed to keep you small? In this episode of The Optimistic Beacon, Dr. Ray Calabrese tackles the "giant in the room": Discrimination. We dive deep into the life of Olympic legend Jesse Owens, a man who nav…

The Fastest Man Alive: Lessons in Grace from Jesse Owens

In the stirring finale of our series, The Fastest Man Alive, Dr. Ray Calabrese explores the crowning virtue of Jesse Owens: Dignity. While Owens is immortalized for his four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, his greatest victory wasn’t on the track—it was in how he carried himself through a …

The Unexpected Olympic Friendship That Defied Hitler’s Propaganda

On this episode of Our American Stories, Jesse Owens arrived in Berlin for the 1936 Olympics as one of the fastest men in the world. The long jump competition placed him beside Luz Long, a German athlete competing under the watchful eyes of the Nazi regime and in a stadium built to showcase its ide…

Luz Long: The German Who Hugged Jesse Owens in Front of Hitler

There is film of it. On August 4, 1936, in a stadium holding 110,000 people, a German long jumper named Luz Long lost the Olympic final to a Black American from Alabama — and got up, walked over, and embraced him. Then the two of them left the field arm in arm. That happened. Nobody has ever disput…