1936 Summer Olympics
Games of the XI Olympiad, in Berlin, Germany
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Summary
1936 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 12,677 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #7 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: German Reich[3], Germany[4]
- Instance of: international sporting event[5]
- Follows: 1932 Summer Olympics[6]
- Followed by: 1948 Summer Olympics[7]
- Location: Berlin[8], Berlin Olympic Stadium[9], AVUS[10], Waldbühne[11], Deutschlandhalle[12], Haus des Deutschen Sports[13], Stadion am Gesundbrunnen[14], Bay of Kiel[15], Mommsenstadion[16], Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin[17], Police Stadium[18], Poststadion[19], Tennis Courts[20], Tennis Stadium[21]
- Commons category: 1936 Summer Olympics[22]
- Has part(s): athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics[23], basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics[24], boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics[25], fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics[26], football at the 1936 Summer Olympics[27], weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics[28], wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics[29], handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics[30], field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics[31], canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics[32], modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics[33], polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics[34], cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics[35], equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics[36]
- Officially opened by: Adolf Hitler[37]
- Oath made by: Rudolf Ismayr[38]
- Torch lit by: Fritz Schilgen[39]
- Start time: August 1, 1936[40]
- End time: August 16, 1936[41]
- Sport: Olympic sport[42]
- Participant: Robert Bernard[43]
- Topic's main category: Category:1936 Summer Olympics[44]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/[45], https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/berlin-1936[46]
- Number of participants: 49[47], 3963[48]
- Native label: Spiller vun der XI. Olympiad[49]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[50]
- Significant person: Jesse Owens[51]
- Sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games[52]
Why It Matters
1936 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]