jesse owens: four world records in 70 minutes
杰西·欧文斯:70分钟破3项平1项世界纪录
in the spring of 1935, heading into big ten conference championships, jesse owens, a 21-year-old track star from ohio state university, was suffering from a back injury he had sustained falling down a flight of stairs. he received treatment right up to race time. then lightening struck. in less than 70 minutes, owens broke three world records (in the long jump, the 220-yard dash and the 200-yard low hurdles) and tied a fourth (in the 100-yard dash)。 the following year, owens won four gold medals at the 1936 olympic games in berlin.
1935年参加美国中西部10大名校(the big ten)大学生运动会时,杰西·欧文斯这位21岁的俄亥俄州大学学生正饱受背部伤痛折磨。然而,谁也没有想到,直到比赛前还在接受治疗的他,在70分钟内连续打破了3项世界纪录,分别是跳远、220米跑和200米跨栏,并且随后平了100米跑的世界记录。在接下来1936年的柏林奥运会上,杰西·欧文斯一举获得了4块金牌。