1936 Winter Olympics

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:endDate 1936-02-16
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1948_Winter_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1936 Winter Olympics
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:GER
gptkbp:logo 1936 Winter Olympics logo.svg
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Olympia-Kunsteisstadion
gptkbp:memberState 28
gptkbp:motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius"
gptkbp:notableAthlete gptkb:Sonja_Henie
gptkb:Great_Britain_ice_hockey_team
gptkb:Birger_Ruud
gptkb:Ivar_Ballangrud
gptkbp:notableFor Japan and Germany competed as Nazi Germany and Empire of Japan
Austria and Czechoslovakia participated before annexation by Germany
Figure skating and ice hockey were the only sports with women's events
Canada won silver in ice hockey
First time Alpine skiing was included
First time a single town hosted all events
Great Britain won gold in ice hockey
Last Winter Olympics before World War II
No Olympic flame at the Winter Games until 1952
No Soviet Union participation
Norway led the medal table
The Games were used for Nazi propaganda
Women competed in Alpine skiing for the first time
First time the Winter and Summer Olympics were held in the same country in the same year
The Games were not held again until 1948 due to World War II
First and only time Germany hosted the Winter Olympics
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 646
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 17
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:German
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:IV_Olympic_Winter_Games
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkbp:paradeOrder Greece entered first, Germany last
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1932_Winter_Olympics
gptkbp:sport 4
gptkbp:startDate 1936-02-06
gptkbp:torchRelayStartDate No
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elisabeth_Doll
gptkb:Sonja_Henie
gptkb:Garmisch-Partenkirchen
gptkb:Tore_Lind
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5