1936 Olympics hero (5)
I believe the answer is:
owens
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">1936 olympics hero</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for owens that I've seen before include "Jesse ____, Olympic gold medal sprinter" , "Great athlete" , "Olympic athlete" , "Jesse who ran" , "Jesse -, four-times Olympic gold medallist" .)