Spring Premier Auction 2016
Wed, Apr 6, 2016 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Apr 24, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 1283
JESSE OWENS 1936 BERLIN SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES 'FASTER THAN MERCURY' TROPHY PRESENTED BY THE CHICAGO DEFENDER
Sold for
$4,339.20
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $150,000 |
In 1936 at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin Germany U.S. sprinter and long jumper Jesse Owens won four gold medals to stun the world. The Ohio State "Buckeye Bullet even made German dictator Adolf Hitler stand up and take notice. It was a sensational track-and-field performance turned in by the unassuming 23-year-old African-American the son of a share-cropper. This lot features a Jesse Owens 1936 Berlin Summer Olympic Games Faster Than Mercury trophy that was Presented with Pride to Owens by The Chicago Defender a Chicago-based weekly newspaper founded in 1905 for primarily African-American readers. The trophy which stands 11 tall features a mythological Greek runner made of metal holding the five Olympic rings in his left hand. On the front of the base of the trophy which measures four inches across there is a silver plaque that reads: JESSE OWENS USA - FASTER THAN MERCURY - Munich Olympics 1936.
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