What did Jesse Owens think of Adolf Hitler?

Jesse Owens did say that the only head of state that refused to shake his hand wasn't, Hitler but Roosevelt. Hitler was never scheduled to meet foreign athletes, but Roosevelt was to meet the returning US team. read more

Hitler did snub a black American athlete, but it was Cornelius Johnson, not Jesse Owens. It happened the first day of the meet. Just before Johnson was to be decorated, Hitler left the stadium. read more

It has long been regarded as the greatest sporting snub in history - when Adolf Hitler stormed out of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin because Germany had been humiliated by a black man. The moment was 1936 and an incredible American athlete called Jesse Owens had just run his way to the first of four gold medals in the 100 metres. read more