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Jesse Owens vs Usain Bolt: Who Would Win?
Episode 18

Jesse Owens vs Usain Bolt: Who Would Win?

How would athletes who competed 80 years apart fare against each other?

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July 18, 202012m 0s

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Show Notes

Jessie Ownes was the world record holder in the men’s 100m dash and won the gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. Usain Bolt is the current world record holder in the men’s 100m and won 3 gold medals in the event. This episode is going to try and answer an impossible, yet interesting question: who would win in a race between Jessie Owens and Usain Bolt?

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