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As with World War I, the outbreak of hostilities, first in Japan and China and then in Europe, would make it impossible for the Games of the XII and XIII Olympiads to be held in 1940 and 1944, respectively. In fact, it would be 12 years before the Olympic flame would once again burn in an Olympic stadium, in London, in 1948. Ceremonies. Berlin ...
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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, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
18 wrz 2024 · Berlin 1936 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Berlin that took place August 1–16, 1936. The Berlin Games were the 10th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The event was held in a tense, politically charged atmosphere, occurring just two years after Adolf Hitler became Führer.
22 sie 2023 · On August 1, 1936, Hitler opened the 11th Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Inaugurating a new Olympic ritual, a lone runner arrived bearing a torch carried by relay from the site of the ancient Games in Olympia, Greece.
20 paź 2024 · The Games were televised for the first time, transmitted by closed circuit to specially equipped theaters in Berlin. The 1936 Games also introduced the torch relay by which the Olympic flame is transported from Greece. Nearly 4,000 athletes competed in 129 events.
Germany has hosted the Olympic Games twice before – Berlin in 1936 and Munich in 1972. Both are remembered for sporting and political reasons. This spotlight will examine the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics and its coverage within the UL collections.
