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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 , then part of Nazi Germany .
Berlin had previously been chosen to host the 1916 Summer Olympics, which were subsequently cancelled due to the First World War. [2] The 1936 Games had 3,963 athletes from 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating in a total of 129 events in 19 sports. This was the highest number of nations represented at any Games to date. [3]
Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details: Jesse Owens United States 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe United States 10.4 Tinus Osendarp Netherlands 10.5 200 metres details: Jesse Owens United States
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. [1] [2] [3]
The infamous 1936 Summer Olympics take place in Berlin Germany wins the most medals (89) and the most gold medals (33) Jesse Owens wins four athletics gold medals; The first torch relay takes place from Olympia, Greece; 1936 Winter Olympics takes place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Norway wins the most medals (15) and the most gold medals (7)
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.
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Events at the 1936 Summer Olympics (22 C, 28 P, 4 F) N. ... Nazi persecution of Jews during the 1936 Olympic Games; B. Bell Tower of Berlin Olympic Stadium; G.