The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona (two years before the Nazis came to power). It marked the second and final time that the International Olympic Committee would gather to vote in a city which was bidding to host those Games. The only other time this occurred was at the inaugural IOC Session in Paris, France, on April 24, 1894. Then, Athens, Greece and Paris, France were chosen to host the 1896 and 1900 Games, respectively.
To outdo the Los Angeles games in 1932, the Nazis built a brand new 100,000-seat track and field stadium, 6 gymnasiums, and many other smaller arenas. They also installed a closed-circuit television system, radio network that reached 41 countries, and many other forms of expensive high-tech electronic equipment. Filmmaker Leni...
Athletes: Dorothy Poynton-Hill - United States of America; Velma Dunn - United States of America; Alan Greene - United States of America; Marshall Wayne - United States of America; Marjorie Gestring - United States of America; Hermann Stork - Germany; Katherine Rawls - United States of America; Elbert Root - United States of America; Richard Degener - United States of America; Käthe Köhler - Germany;
Competitions: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's light heavyweight Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's flyweight Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre pistol Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's heavyweight Demonstration sports: Gliding Events: Men's Weightlifting, featherweight -60 Men's Boxing, Bantamweight 50.8-53.5kg Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Middleweight 72-79kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Featherweight 56-61kg Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Lightweight 61-66kg Men's Weightlifting, Heavyweight +82.5 Men's K1 10,000m Kayak Singles Women's Athletics, 80m Hurdles Men's 3000m steeplechase Men's Parallel bars Host City: Berlin Athletic Performances: Gold medal - Archie Williams - United States of America - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres; Gold medal - Jesse Owens - United States of America - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump; Gold medal - Jesse Owens - United States of America - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres; Gold medal - Frank Wykoff/Foy Draper/Ralph Metcalfe/Jesse Owens - United States of America - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4x100 metre relay; Gold medal - Jesse Owens - United States of America - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres; Bronze medal - Ernest Johnson/Ernest Victor Mills/Harry Hill/Charles King - England - Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 4000m team pursuit; Bronze medal - Alfred Dompert - Germany - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metre steeplechase; Silver medal - Luz Long - Germany - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump; Gold medal - Hans Woellke - Germany - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put; Gold medal - Karl Hein - Germany - Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw;
Number Of Athletes: 3,963;
Number Of Nations: 49;
Participating countries: Canada Austria Brazil Australia Bermuda Bolivia Afghanistan Bulgaria Belgium Argentina Sports: Track and field athletics Freestyle wrestling Artistic gymnastics Boxing Shooting sports Sailing Road cycling Eventing Greco-Roman wrestling Rowing Venues: Olympic Stadium End date: Aug 16, 1936;
Includes event: Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics Baseball at the 1936 Summer Olympics Instance of recurring event: Summer Olympic Games Location(s): Berlin Start date: Aug 1, 1936;
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