Jesse Owens Wins His 2nd Gold Medal On this day, in 1936 American track star Jesse Owens won his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics by beating German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record August 4, 1936 Sport: Track & Field Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Track & Field tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine