1936 Summer Olympics

Also known as Berlin 1936, Games of the XI Olympiad, The Games of the XI Olympiad

Games of the XI Olympiad, in Berlin, Germany

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The 1936 Summer Olympics were the Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany, bringing together athletes from around the world to compete in various sports. These Games are historically significant as they took place during Nazi Germany's rule, making them a notable event in Olympic history.

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Has part: modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Country: Germany
Followed by: 1948 Summer Olympics
Follows: 1932 Summer Olympics
Sport: Olympic sport
Participant: Robert Bernard

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native label: Spiller vun der XI. Olympiad
Commons category: 1936 Summer Olympics
officially opened by: Adolf Hitler
oath made by: Rudolf Ismayr
torch lit by: Fritz Schilgen
topic's main category: Category:1936 Summer Olympics
start time: 1936-08-01
end time: 1936-08-16
number of participants: 3963
described at URL: olympics.com/en/olympic-games/berlin-1936
sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games
significant person: Jesse Owens

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Encyclopedic overview

The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade) and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from August 1st to August 16th of 1936 in Berlin, the capital of Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona at the 29th International Olympic Committee meeting on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the IOC gathered to vote in a city bidding to host those Games. Later rule modifications forbade cities hosting the bid vote from being awarded the games.

To outdo the 1932 Los Angeles Games, Adolf Hitler had a new 100,000-seat track and field stadium built, as well as six gymnasiums and other smaller arenas. The Games were the first to be televised, with radio broadcasts reaching 41 countries. Filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl was commissioned by the German Olympic Committee to film the Games for $7 million. Her film, titled Olympia, pioneered many of the techniques now common in the filming of sports.

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