1936 Winter Olympics facts for kids
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially called the IV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1936. They took place in a town called Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics that same year in Berlin. These games were a big event for the country.
Nations Competing in the Games
A total of 28 countries sent their best athletes to compete in Germany. This was the largest number of nations ever at a Winter Olympics up to that time. Several countries made their first appearance at the Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. These included Australia, Bulgaria, Greece, Liechtenstein, Spain, and Turkey. Other nations like Estonia, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia returned after missing the 1932 Winter Olympics.
 Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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Opening Ceremony with Rudolf Hess, president of IOC count Henri de Baillet-Latour, and Adolf Hitler
See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 para niños
