Who gave Jesse Owens advice?

Today’s question: American athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals on the 1936 Berlin Olympics, at 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and 4x100 meters relay. However, he nearly missed the finals of the long jump, because his first two jumps had been declared fouls. He was saved when someone advised him to jump some distance before the official takeoff spot, so that his jump would definitely be valid. Who gave this advice to Jesse Owens?

Yesterday’s answer: According to funtrivia.com, Coroebus was a cook from Elis. Unfortunately, we don't know how fast he ran. But there are many stories from ancient days about how runners used to fall dead from strain.

This story was originally published August 6, 2016 at 1:30 AM with the headline "Who gave Jesse Owens advice?."