On this date in 1935, in a period of about 70 minutes, Owens broke three world records and tied another.
Competing for Ohio State at the Big Ten track meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Owens tied the 100-yard-dash world record at 9.4, Fifteen minutes later he long jumped 26 feet 8¼ inches, besting the existing world record by nearly 6 inches. He then beat the existing record in the 220-yard dash by three-tenths of second, running it in 20.3. Finally, Owens ran the 220-yard low hurdles in a world record 22.6.