1936 Winter Olympics
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| IV Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Host city | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Nations participating | 28 |
| Athletes participating | 646 (566 men, 80 women) |
| Events | 17 in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 6 |
| Closing ceremony | February 16 |
| Officially opened by | Adolf Hitler |
| Athlete's Oath | Wilhelm Bogner |
| Stadium | Olympia Skistadion |
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin.
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[edit] Highlights
- Alpine skiing made its first appearance in the winter olympics as the combined, which added a skier's results in both the downhill and slalom. German athletes won both the men's and women's events:
- Ivar Ballangrud won three out of the four speed skating races.
- Sonja Henie won her third consecutive gold medal in woman's figure skating.
- Switzerland won the 4 man bobsled in a time of 5:19.85.
- The country who won the overall games was Norway with a total of 7 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.
- These games had the largest and heaviest medals ever awarded to athletes: 100 mm diameter, 4 mm thick, 324 grams.
[edit] Sports
A total of 17 events in 8 sporting disciplines were contested at these Games:
- Alpine skiing (2)
- Bobsleigh (2)
- Figure skating (3)
- Ice hockey (1)
- Nordic skiing
- Cross-country skiing (3)
- Nordic combined (1)
- Ski jumping (1)
- Speed skating (4)
[edit] Demonstration sports
- Military patrol
- Ice stock sport
[edit] Participating nations
28 nations sent athletes to compete in Germany, to date the largest number at a Winter Games. Australia, Bulgaria, Greece, Liechtenstein, Spain, and Turkey all made their Winter Olympic debut in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Estonia, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia all returned to the Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics.
[edit] Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Norway |
7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  Germany (host nation) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Finland |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Switzerland |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Austria |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  United States |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Bibliography
Berlin Games – How Hitler Stole the Olympic Dream, by Guy Walters ISBN 0-7195-6783-1 (UK) 0060874120 (USA)
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