I believe the man standing in front of Jesse was Luz Long, his German opponent in the long jump. The two became friends, with Luz even giving Jesse pointers on the Long Jump.
Sadly Luz died in the war.
Were there two flags? (or two pair)
has anyone seen a camera view that panned the entire stadium?
How did they stand during the Mexican national anthem?
Luz and Jesse went arm in arm. But, in this photo was dutchman Tinus Osendarp, who would serve later serve prison for being part of the ss and the deportation of Dutch Jews.