1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in Berlin, Germany.[2]
| Host city | Berlin, Germany | ||
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| Motto | I Call the Youth of the World! (German: Ich rufe die Jugend der Welt!) | ||
| Nations | 49 | ||
| Athletes | 3,963 (3,632 men, 331 women) | ||
| Events | 129 in 19 sports (25 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | 1 August | ||
| Closing | 16 August | ||
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| Stadium | Olympiastadion | ||
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The games were thought to be successful. The costs of the games was mostly paid for by the German government.[3]
Participating nations
A total of 49 nations sent athletes to compete at the Berlin games.[4]
1936 Summer Olympics Media
Runners carrying the Olympic Flame
- 1936 Olympic Games Poster.jpg
The official poster of the Games of the XI Olympiad
- For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme.
Obverse of John Woodruff's gold medal for winning the 800 metres
Reverse of John Woodruff's gold medal, while on display at Hillman Library, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.
Volmari Iso-Hollo, 3000 m steeplechase gold medalist, 1936 Summer Olympics
Avery Brundage meeting mayor of Berlin Julius Lippert and IOC German Secretary Theodor Lewald in 1936
Displaying Nazi symbols and swastika
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Olympic Committee (13 September 2013). "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1936 Berlin Summer Games" Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 21-22 [6-7 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Liechtenstein and Peru.
Other websites
Media related to 1936 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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