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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] Athletes from 32 NOCs won medals, of which 21 secured at least one gold medal. As a result, 17 NOCs were left without any medal.
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 .
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. [3]Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". [4]
The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Nazi Germany, from 1 to 15 August 1936. Athletics Medal table ... List of 1936 Summer Olympics medal winners.
Matthew MacKenzie "Mack" Robinson (July 18, 1914 – March 12, 2000) was an American track and field athlete.He is best known for winning a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he broke the Olympic record in the 200 meters.
Forrest Towns – Won 1 gold medal in the 110m hurdles. Fritz Pollard – Won 1 bronze medal in the 110m hurdles. Glenn Hardin – Won 1 gold medal in the 400m hurdles. Foy Draper – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Frank Wykoff – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Eddie O'Brien – Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.
1936 -- Berlin. $549,410,000. Berlin built its Olympic stadium -- known as Olympiastadion -- under Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1936. According to Visit Berlin, the stadium's design was inspired by ...
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)