Article: Michael Johnson tells how legacy of Jesse Owens inspired him to Olympic double gold.(Olympic gold medalist runner)(Cover Story)

Article: Michael Johnson Wins Jesse Owens ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  January 16, 1997 ;     282 words ...Michael Johnson, Olympic double champion in the 200 and 400 meters, became the first athlete to win the Jesse Owens International Trophy twice. After his sweep in the sprint events in Atlanta, Johnson received the most votes for the 1996 trophy ...

Article: Michael Johnson Wins Jesse Owens ...
Xinhua English Newswire;  December 1, 1995 ;     336 words ...Sprinter Michael Johnson won U.S. athletics' highest honor, the Jesse Owens Award, on Friday for the second year in a row. Johnson, 28, performed an unprecedented "double double" in the championship ...

Transcript: Mrs. Jesse Owens Recalls 1936 Olympics
NPR All Things Considered;  July 30, 1996 ;     663 words ... ... in cash. NOAH ADAMS, Host: It is said that Michael Johnson runs like Jesse Owens - the upright posture, the gracefully controlled ... and before the Olympic Games, Mrs. Owens sent Michael Johnson a letter of encouragement. This is the 60th ...

Article: Jones, Montgomery Win Jesse Owens Awards
AP Online;  December 3, 2002 ;     409 words ... ... Jones were honored Tuesday with the 2002 Jesse Owens Awards, presented annually to the outstanding ... female track and field athletes. Jones and Michael Johnson are the ones to win the Jesse Owens Award three times. Jones also won 1997 and ...

Article: 11 Olympians Nominated for Jesse Owens Award
Xinhua English Newswire;  November 25, 1996 ;     450 words ... ... candidates for the 1997 Jesse Owens International Trophy ... New York on Monday. Michael Johnson, winner of the last ... the first two-time Jesse Owens award if he won this ... Suleymanoglu. The Jesse Owens award is presented ...

Article: Jesse Owens Trophy Awards dinner held in N.Y.
New Pittsburgh Courier;  April 8, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Ruth Owens, widow of Jesse Owens was an active supporter ... bronze and was the 1984 Jesse Owens Trophy Award winner ... New York, at which Michael Johnson who set world records ... Olympics and was the 1997 Jesse Owens Trophy Award winner ...

Article: Johnson wins Jesse Owens award
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 23, 1996 ;     270 words ...Sprinter Michael Johnson, the world 200- and 400-meter champion last year, has been voted winner of the 1996 Jesse Owens International Trophy Award. Johnson received 84 votes from a worldwide panel. Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, who set ...