1936 - Berlin, BE, DE, EU
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N 52° 30.892 E 013° 14.500
33U E 380684 N 5819757
Olympia Stadium in Berlin, Germany.
Waymark Code: WMCXHQ
Location: Berlin, Germany
Date Posted: 10/23/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member condor1
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The XI. OIympic Summer Games officially began on August 1st 1936 at the Olympiastadion Berlin and closed on August 16th 1936 with a grand closing ceremony. A total of 3,956 athletes, among them 328 women, from 49 nations took part in the competitions. The most successful athlete was James Cleveland “Jesse“ Owens, who won four gold medals – 100m and 200m sprints, long jump and with the American 4x100m relay. The (unofficial) nations’ ranking was led by Germany with 33 gold, 26 silver and 30 bronze medals, followed by the USA (24/29/21) and Hungary (10/1/5).

During the Olympic Games, the German Imperial capital presented itself in its most beautiful appearance. Adolf Hitler had informed the German IOC member Karl Ritter von Halt as early as 1932 that the NSDAP would not present “any difficulties” during the Olympic Games of 1936 and that “he would also not oppose the participation of coloured people at the competitions”. The SA was ordered to stop any anti-semitic attacks between June 30th and September 1st 1936. But despite the positive reviews of the sports competitions, some foreign observers, who realized the real terror regime behind the feigned façade, voiced their criticism.

After the Olympic Games, the “Reichssportfeld” annually saw 20 to 25 large-scale events. The Hochschule für Leibesübungen (Academy for Athletics), however, was ordered to cease operations, and instead a new school, the Reichsakademie für Leibesübungen (State Academy for Athletics), was opened on April 15th 1936 by Hitler’s orders. Here, aspiring teachers were destined to receive a „uniform education as leaders in the field of physical education“ – but in reality, the school served the purposes of the paramilitary SA sports training.


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Olympic Games: Berlin Summer 1936

Olympic Games No 2: Athens Summer 2004

Sport held at venue: Athletics - Track events

Sport held at venue No 2: Athletics - Multiple

Start and/or Finish: Start and Finish

Web Address with Additional Details: [Web Link]

Reference Supporting Olympic Use: Website

Details of Reference Supporting Olympic Use:
It was built for the Olympic Games 1936. It is called "Berliner Olympiastadion".

Current Use: fotbal stadium

Parking Area: N 52° 30.915 W 013° 14.778

Olympic Games No 3: Not listed

Additional sport(s) held at venue: Not listed
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