German track star Luz Long battled Black American star Jesse Owens during the '36 Olympics in Berlin -- and became great friends in the process -- all while Hitler watched. Now, Luz's historic silver medal is up for auction.
And, now, Luz's famed silver medal from the long jump is on the block atOwens won four gold medals during the '36 Games ... and became a global superstar almost overnight. But, one of the medals almost never was ... 'cause Jesse was one missed jump away from failing to qualify for the medal round of the long jump.
“Why don’t you draw a line a few inches in back of the board and aim at making your take-off from there," Luz said to Jesse, saying,"You’ll be sure not to foul, and you certainly ought to jump far enough to qualify. What does it matter if you’re not first in the trials?”“Suddenly all the tension seemed to ebb out of my body as the truth of what he said hit me. Confidently, I drew a line a full foot in back of the board and proceeded to jump from there.
Luz, could've been mad, jealous, or even seen Jesse as the enemy, but instead was actually the first to embrace the man who just dashed his dreams of Olympic gold.After receiving their medals, in one of the most courageous moments in Olympic history, Jesse and Luz walked side by side around the stadium, waving to the 110,000 spectators in attendance.
Berlin, 1936, is the last time Jesse and Luz would see each other. The German track star was killed in 1943 during World War II at the age of 30.
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