1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin)

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Summer Olympic Games international sporting event multi-sport event

The 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin were an international multi-sport event infamous for their use as a Nazi propaganda showcase and notable for athletic feats such as Jesse Owens’ four gold medals.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
1936 Summer Olympics	35
1936 Berlin Olympics	1
1936 Summer Olympics (Berlin) canonical	1
1936 Summer Olympics opening ceremony	1
1936년 하계 올림픽	1
Berlin 1936 Olympics	1
Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics	1
polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics	1
water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics	1

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Summer Olympic Games ⓘ international sporting event ⓘ multi-sport event ⓘ
aquaticsVenue	Olympia-Schwimmstadion ⓘ
artCompetitionCategories	architecture ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ
artCompetitionsIncluded	true ⓘ
athletesParticipating	3963 ⓘ
boycottDebate	widespread international discussion of boycott ⓘ
broadcastMedium	early television ⓘ radio ⓘ
city	Berlin ⓘ
continentOfHostCity	Europe ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
discriminationContext	antisemitic policies in Nazi Germany ⓘ
endDate	1936-08-16 ⓘ
equestrianVenue	May Field ⓘ
eventsCount	129 ⓘ
followedBy	Summer Olympics 1948 ⓘ surface form: 1948 Summer Olympics
genderParticipation	men and women ⓘ
hostCity	Berlin ⓘ
hostCityBidRivals	Alexandria ⓘ Barcelona ⓘ Budapest ⓘ Buenos Aires ⓘ Cologne ⓘ Dublin ⓘ Frankfurt am Main ⓘ surface form: Frankfurt Helsinki ⓘ Lausanne ⓘ Nuremberg ⓘ Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Rome ⓘ
hostCitySelectedBy	International Olympic Committee ⓘ
hostCitySelectionYear	1931 ⓘ
hostCountry	Germany ⓘ
hostNationGovernment	Nazi Germany ⓘ
introducedSport	basketball (Olympic debut as medal sport) ⓘ canoeing (Olympic debut) ⓘ
iocPresidentAtGames	Henri de Baillet-Latour ⓘ
iocSessionCity	Barcelona ⓘ
iocSessionCountry	Spain ⓘ
iocSessionSelectingHost	International Olympic Committee Session ⓘ surface form: 29th IOC Session
jewishAthletesParticipationIssue	restrictions and exclusions by Nazi authorities ⓘ
legacy	iconic performances challenging Nazi racial ideology ⓘ symbol of politicization of sport ⓘ
mainStadium	Olympiastadion Berlin ⓘ
medalTableLeader	Germany ⓘ
motto	Ich rufe die Jugend der Welt ⓘ
nationsParticipating	49 ⓘ
notableAthlete	Cornelius Johnson ⓘ Jesse Owens ⓘ Kristin Otto ⓘ Luz Long ⓘ Mack Robinson ⓘ Son Kitei (Son Kee-chung) ⓘ Tinus Osendarp ⓘ Toni Merkens ⓘ
notableFirst	first Olympic Games with extensive torch relay ⓘ first Olympics with significant television coverage ⓘ
notableFor	Jesse Owens winning four gold medals ⓘ Leni Riefenstahl’s film Olympia ⓘ use as Nazi propaganda showcase ⓘ
officialName	Games of the XI Olympiad ⓘ
olympiadNumber	11 ⓘ
olympicTorchRelayFirstUsed	true ⓘ
openingBy	Adolf Hitler ⓘ
politicalContext	Nazi regime in power in Germany ⓘ
precededBy	1932 Summer Olympics ⓘ
propagandaUse	promote image of peaceful, modern Nazi Germany ⓘ showcase supposed superiority of Aryan race ⓘ
rowingVenue	Langer See, Grünau ⓘ
sailingVenue	Kiel Bay ⓘ
secondInMedalTable	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
securityContext	heavy presence of Nazi paramilitary organizations ⓘ
sportsCount	19 ⓘ
startDate	1936-08-01 ⓘ
televisionCoverageScope	limited local broadcasts in Berlin ⓘ
thirdInMedalTable	Hungary ⓘ
torchRelayEndPoint	Berlin ⓘ surface form: Berlin, Germany
torchRelayOrigin	Olympia, Greece ⓘ
venueComplex	Olympiastadion Berlin ⓘ surface form: Reichssportfeld
womenEventsCount	15 ⓘ
year	1936 ⓘ