Jesse Owens was the star of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, winning four gold medals under the glare of Adolf Hitler.

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The Art of the Olympians museum was the brainchild of the late Al Oerter, who won gold medals in the discus competition in four consecutive Olympic Games, from 1956 to 1968.

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Great Britain had secured five Olympic medals coming into the fifth day of the Games, and none of them were gold.

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