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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.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 208 competitors, 171 men and 37 women, took part in 91 events in 17 sports. [1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
NOCs: 49 Athletes: 3,963 (331 women, 3,632 men) Events: 129 Volunteers: N/A Media: N/A The Symbol of Fire. These Games saw the introduction of the torch relay based on an idea by Dr Carl Diem. A lit torch was carried from Olympia to the site of the Games through seven countries—Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Germany: a total journey of more than 3,000 km.
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.
The 1936 Olympics were the first to be broadcast - twenty-five large screens were set up throughout Berlin, allowing the local people to see the events for free. Basketball, canoeing and handball made their first appearances, while polo was included in the Olympic program.
The eleventh Olympic Games were held in Berlin in 1936 and presented the Nazis with an opportunity to show off their regime to the world. Berlin had been selected to host the 1936 Olympic Games before the Nazis came to power, but the regime took full advantage of the enormous propaganda opportunity the Games presented.
Great Britain: 1: Gold: Jack Beresford • Dick Southwood: Coxless Pairs, Men: Great Britain: 2 h1 r2/3: Thomas Cree • David Burnford: Coxless Fours, Men: Great Britain: 2: Silver: Martin Bristow • Alan Barrett • Peter Jackson • Jan Sturrock • McAllister Lonnon (DNS) • Hugh Mason (DNS) Eights, Men: Great Britain: 4