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The Olympic Games have been broadcast on television since the 1936 Summer Olympics.
24 sty 2023 · But prior to the start of the Olympics, television was in its infancy, and there were no means of purchasing television receivers in Germany. Television back then was restricted to around seven public viewing rooms situated in Berlin, and one located in Potsdam.
Television Coverage. The 1936 Games were the first to be broadcast on television. Twenty-five television viewing rooms were set up in the Greater Berlin area, allowing the locals to follow the Games free of charge. Young Olympians. Thirteen-year-old Marjorie Gestring of the U.S. won the gold medal in springboard diving.
Berlin 1936 marked the start of TV broadcasting of the Games. Twenty-five “public auditoriums” and beer halls equipped with screens opened in Berlin, Potsdam and Leipzig. These places allowed...
Closed circuit television coverage of the Berlin 1936: Summer Olympics Games of the XI Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Berlin, Prussia, Germany from 1 August 1936 through 16 August 1936.
1 to 16 August 1936 | Berlin (GER) Overview. Olympic Summer Games. GO OLYMPIC. GET ALL THIS. Stream free live sport events. Unlimited access to series.
On 20 July 1936, 15 Greek maidens clad in short, belted smocks representing the robes of priestesses, gathered on the plain at Ancient Olympia and the flame was lit there by the rays of the Greek sun off a reflector.
