The adidas brand shares a common origin with another legendary sports brand,Puma.

The Dassler brothers,Adolph and Rudolf,who each went on to found their separate companies,produced their first training shoe in Herzogenaurach,Germany,in 1920.Dassler shoes rapidly gathered a reputation for athletic excellence -Jesse Owens won his four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games wearing Dassler shoes-but following a row,the two brothers went their separate ways.