Skip to headerSkip to main contentSkip to footer
The Week Logo
Subscribe & SaveSubscribeSubscribe to The Week magazine and save.
Give a GiftGive a Gift
  • Politics
  • Culture
  • Business
  • Speed Reads
  • Cartoons
    • Tech
    • Photos
    • Puzzles
    • Books
    • Instant Opinion
    • Pros and Cons
    • Where They Stand
  • Magazine
  • Newsletters
Skip advert

When Nazi Germany hosted the Summer Olympics

Eighty years ago, Adolf Hitler welcomed the world to see the "New Germany"

Picture of Lauren Hansen
by Lauren Hansen
August 1, 2016

The Olympic torch is carried into the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremonies of the XI Olympic Games in Berlin on Aug. 1, 1936.

(Getty Images)In 1931, the International Olympic Committee made a gesture of inclusion to Germany, which had been isolated since the end of World War I, by awarding Berlin the 1936 Summer Gam

Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

(Hulton Archive/Getty Images)By 1936, the dark rumblings of Hitler's tyranny had grown thunderous, as headlines revealed an increasingly militarized and segregated Germany. Jews were being sh

Skip advert

Banners of the 49 nations participating in the Games fly in one of the main squares in Berlin.

(AP Photo)

Skip advert

A crowded street in Berlin as the Games get underway.

(Getty Images)For two weeks in August, Berlin was flooded with athletes and tourists from all over the world. More countries participated in the Berlin Games than in any other Olympics up to

Skip advert

The British team marches toward the Olympic Stadium during opening ceremonies.

(AP Photo)

Jesse Owens (far right) competes in one of his track and field events. Much to Hitler's dismay, the 1936 Olympics were Owens' Games — he won four gold medals, and in the space of 45 minutes, broke five world records and tied a sixth. O

(Central Press/Getty Images)

Skip advert
Skip advert

Medal winners in the women's 100-meter dash. German bronze-medal winner Kathe Krauss gives the Nazi salute in front. American Helen Stephens (center) won the gold.

(AP Photo)

A diving competition.

(Allsport Hulton/Archive/Getty Images)

Skip advert

Members of the U.S. rowing team, wearing Native American headdresses, watch their fellow athletes compete. The U.S. rowing team, from the University of Washington, were considered underdogs, but ended up beating out Germany and Italy t

(Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Skip advert

Adolf Hitler and Dr. Theodor Lewald, president of the German Olympic committee, applaud from the stands on Aug. 14, 1936.

(AP Photo)

Skip advert

Jesse Owens hits the ground and sets a new world broad jump record.

(AP Photo)

One of the heats for the men's 100-meter freestyle on Aug. 8, 1936.

(AP Photo)

Skip advert
Skip advert

The German crowd gives the Nazi salute after the men's 1,500-meter final.

(Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email
  • Sports
  • World
  • Olympics

Recommended

The devastating drought in Somalia, explained
A woman drinking water.
Briefing

The devastating drought in Somalia, explained

Officials: Russian strike on Ukrainian shopping center kills 13
The shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, after being hit by missiles.
attacks

Officials: Russian strike on Ukrainian shopping center kills 13

Brittney Griner gets July 1 court date in Russia
Brittney Griner
ball's in their court

Brittney Griner gets July 1 court date in Russia

Russia hits Kyiv with missile strikes as G7 leaders meet in Germany
A destroyed apartment building in Kyiv.
happening in ukraine

Russia hits Kyiv with missile strikes as G7 leaders meet in Germany

6 dead, 200 injured in Colombia after stadium stands collapse during bullfight
Collapsed stands in El Espinal, Colombia.
under investigation

6 dead, 200 injured in Colombia after stadium stands collapse during bullfight

10 things you need to know today: June 26, 2022
Joe Biden and Jill Biden
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: June 26, 2022

Is banning transgender athletes from women's swimming fair?
Lia Thomas.
Picture of Harold MaassHarold Maass

Is banning transgender athletes from women's swimming fair?

Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia
Smoke rising from Sievierodonetsk
russian victory

Sievierodonetsk falls to Russia

Most Popular

Why isn't Lightyear taking off at the box office?
Lightyear.
Opinion

Why isn't Lightyear taking off at the box office?

What we pay for when we pay for a gallon of gas
Money.
Briefing

What we pay for when we pay for a gallon of gas

Pfizer says Omicron vaccines produce stronger immune response
Man walking past Pfizer ad
another shot

Pfizer says Omicron vaccines produce stronger immune response

Skip to headerSkip to main contentSkip to footer
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Kiplinger
  • The Week Junior
  • MoneyWeek
  • The Week UK
  • Subscribe
  • Subscriber Login
  • Give a gift
  • Classroom subscriptions
  • Customer Services
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Accessibility
  • Ad info
  • Newsletters
  • Privacy Preferences
  • Do Not Sell My Information

The Week™ is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site at https://futureplc.com
The Week™ is a registered trade mark.
© Future US LLC, 10th floor, 1100 13th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. All rights reserved.

Follow us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter
Skip advert