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Jesse Owens

Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q17144&amp;oldid=2531981575" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Presidential Medal of Freedom · dated 1976
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q309331&amp;oldid=2531555681" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ohio State University
Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q721743&amp;oldid=2505997274" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Congressional Gold Medal
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q5329490&amp;oldid=2509949279" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">East Technical High School

Wikidata describes Jesse Owens as American track and field athlete (1913–1980).

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