1936 Summer Olympics
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| Host city | Berlin, Germany | ||
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| Motto | I Call the Youth of the World! (German: Ich rufe die Jugend der Welt!) | ||
| Nations | 49 | ||
| Athletes | 3,963 (3,632 men, 331 women) | ||
| Events | 129 in 19 sports (25 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | 1 August | ||
| Closing | 16 August | ||
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| Cauldron | |||
| Stadium | Olympiastadion | ||
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The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in Berlin, Germany.[2]
The games were thought to be successful. The costs of the games was mostly paid for by the German government.[3]
Participating nations[change | change source]
A total of 49 nations sent athletes to compete at the Berlin games.[4]
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 13 September 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1936 Berlin Summer Games" Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 21-22 [6-7 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Liechtenstein and Peru.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to 1936 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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