Games of the XI Olympiad

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Games of the XI Olympiad is the formal title of the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, under the Nazi regime.

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Summer Olympic Games
international sporting event
multi-sport event
canceledSuccessor 1940 Summer Olympics
Games of the XII Olympiad
category 1936 in sports
Olympic Games in Germany
Sport in Berlin
Sports competitions in Berlin
closingDate 1936-08-16
commonName 1936 Summer Olympics
featuredVenue Maifeld
Olympic Village at Elstal
Waldbühne
followedBy 1948 Summer Olympics
Games of the XIV Olympiad
headOfStateAtHostCountry Adolf Hitler
hostCity Berlin
hostCountry Germany
hostedAtStadium Olympiastadion Berlin
hostNation Nazi Germany
introducedInnovation Olympic torch relay from Olympia to host city
iocPresidentAtTime Henri de Baillet-Latour
mainStadium Olympiastadion Berlin
motto Ich rufe die Jugend der Welt
notableAthlete Cornelius Johnson
Jesse Owens
Luz Long
Son Kitei
notableFor Jesse Owens winning four gold medals
extensive use of propaganda
first Olympics with live television coverage
numberOfAthletes over 3900
numberOfEvents 129
numberOfParticipatingNations 49
numberOfSports 19
officialLanguage English
French
German
officialName Games of the XI Olympiad
olympiadNumber 11
openingDate 1936-08-01
organizedBy International Olympic Committee
partOf modern Olympic Games
politicalContext Nazi regime
precededBy 1932 Summer Olympics
Games of the X Olympiad
usedAs Nazi propaganda event
year 1936

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1936 Summer Olympics
Games of the XI Olympiad
officialName
XIV Olympiad ("XI Olympiad")
previousOlympiad

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