Games of the XI Olympiad

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:boycottedBy nan
gptkbp:closed 1936-08-16
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:1936_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1948_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Games of the XI Olympiad
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:BER_1936
gptkbp:logo 1936_Summer_Olympics_logo.svg
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Olympiastadion
gptkbp:mascot nan
gptkbp:memberState 49
gptkbp:motto Ich rufe die Jugend der Welt!
gptkbp:notableAthlete gptkb:Jesse_Owens
gptkb:Helen_Stephens
gptkb:Cornelius_Johnson
gptkb:Luz_Long
gptkb:Son_Kitei
gptkbp:notableEvent Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals
Used as Nazi propaganda
First Olympics broadcast on television
Olympic torch relay introduced
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:First_Olympics_attended_by_the_Philippines_as_an_independent_nation
gptkb:Olympic_Village_built_for_athletes
First Olympic torch relay
Held under Nazi regime
Jesse Owens' victories challenged Nazi racial ideology
Afghanistan, Bermuda, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Liechtenstein, and Peru made Olympic debuts
Olympic flame lit in Olympia, Greece, and relayed to Berlin
First Olympics to feature basketball as an official sport
First Olympics to feature handball as an official sport
First Olympics to feature art competitions
First Olympics to feature field handball
First Olympics with live television coverage
Last Olympics before World War II
Olympic Bell Tower constructed
Olympic Stadium capacity: 100,000
Spain withdrew in protest
First Olympics to feature canoeing as an official sport
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 3963
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 129
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XI_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
1936-08-01
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1932_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:sport 19
gptkbp:year 1936
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1936_Summer_Olympics
gptkb:Berlin_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5