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The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Berlin, Germany, from 1 August to 16 August. [ 1 ] Berlin had previously been chosen to host the 1916 Summer Olympics , which were subsequently cancelled due to the First World War . [ 2 ]
1.1 Medal table. 1.2 Men's events. 1.3 Women's events. 2 Basketball. ... The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Nazi Germany, from 1 to 15 August 1936. Athletics
Runners carrying the Olympic Flame. The 1936 Summer Olympics torch relay was the first of its kind, [18] following on from the reintroduction of the Olympic Flame at the 1928 Games. It pioneered the modern convention of moving the flame via a relay system from Greece to the Olympic venue. Leni Riefenstahl filmed the relay for the 1938 film Olympia.
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. There was a total of 776 participants from 43 countries competing.
The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans finished second in the medal table behind the hosts. 359 competitors, 313 men and 46 women, took part in 127 events in 21 sports.
The table does not count revoked medals (e.g., due to doping). A total of 162 current and historical NOCs have earned at least one medal. Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account.
2 Medal table. 3 References. 4 Sources. ... The weightlifting competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin consisted of five weight classes, all for men only. [1]
Germany was the host nation and top medal recipient at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. 433 competitors, 389 men and 44 women, took part in 143 events in 22 sports. [1] The total of 38 gold and 101 total medals still stands as a record medal tally for unified Germany. [2]