Julia Kellner Long News Today

The silver medal was won by Carl Ludwig Luz Long after he finished second to Jesse Owens in the long jump at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Above: The pair on the podium.

One of the most consequential Olympic medals ever awarded is on the auction block — the silver medal captured in 1936 by Germany’s Luz Long, the long jumper who walked arm in arm through the stadium with Jesse Owens to celebrate their triumphs while Adolf Hitler watched from the stands.

German long jumper Luz Long finished second to African-American Jesse Owens, whose on-field success at 1936 Berlin games shattered Nazi leader's myth of Aryan physical supremacy