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Thought this would be a cool thing to see, the list of Olympians this year from Ohio, since it's just 2 weeks away. Not necessarily from Southeast Ohio, but still a cool thing to look at.

Boxing:
Charles Conwell - Cleveland Heights, OH

Diving:
Abby Johnston - Upper Arlington, OH

Fencing:
Jason Pryor - South Euclid, OH

Judo:
Kayla Harrison - Middletown, OH

Rowing:
Joshua Konieczny - Millbury, OH
Felice Mueller - Cleveland, OH

Rugby:
Nate Ebner - Columbus, OH
Carlin Isles - Massillon, OH

Track & Field:
Emily Infield - University Heights, OH
Erik Kynard - Toledo, OH
Clayton Murphy - New Paris, OH

Volleyball:
Rachael Adams - Cincinnati, OH
Max Holt - Cincinnati, OH

Wrestling:
Tervel Dlagnev - Columbus, OH

Simone Biles was born in Columbus. Unless something crazy happens, she'll win the all around championship in artistic gymnastics.

silly question here, where was jesse owens from.

Seen this morning where the Russians are banned this year. Didn't catch the whole story but caught the tail end of it on the news.

YOU'RE TIGER BAIT wrote:silly question here, where was jesse owens from.

Born in Oakville, Alabama.

Lived: Sep 12, 1913 - Mar 31, 1980 (age 66)
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Spouse: Minnie Ruth Solomon (m. 1935 - 1980)
Children: Marlene Owens (Daughter) · Beverly Owens (Daughter) · Gloria Owens (Daughter)
Education: Ohio State University · East Technical High School
Parents: Henry Cleveland Owens · Mary Emma Fitzgerald


Timeline


1913: Owens was the youngest of ten children, three girls and seven boys, born to Henry Cleveland Owens (a sharecropper) and Mary Emma Fitzgerald in Oakville, Alabama, on September 12, 1913.

1935: Affectionately known as the "Buckeye Bullet," and under the coaching of Larry Snyder, Owens won a record eight individual NCAA championships, four each in 1935 and 1936.

1935: Jesse Owens married Minnie Ruth Solomon in 1935.

1935: Owens's greatest achievement came in a span of 45 minutes on May 25, 1935, during the Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he set three world records and tied a fourth.

1946: In 1946, he joined Abe Saperstein in the formation of the West Coast Baseball Association (WCBA), a new Negro baseball league; Owens was Vice-President and the owner of the Portland (Oregon) Rosebuds franchise.

1980: In 1980, a new asteroid was discovered by Antonín Mrkos at Kleť Observatory which was named as 6758 Jesseowens in honor of Jesse Owens.


1980: He died of the disease at age 66 in Tucson, Arizona, on March 31, 1980, with his wife and other family members at his bedside.

that was awesome to read.