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1936 Winter Olympics

Index 1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (French: Les IVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) (German: Olympische Winterspiele 1936), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. [1]

61 relations: Adolf Hitler, Alpine skiing, Alpine skiing combined, Australia, Bavaria, Bulgaria, Canada men's national ice hockey team, Christl Cranz, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Downhill (ski competition), Edgar Brenchley, Estonia, Führer, Figure skating, Franz Pfnür, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Great Britain men's national ice hockey team, Greece, Große Olympiaschanze, Gudiberg, Guy Walters, Hans von Tschammer und Osten, Ice hockey, Ice skating, Ice stock sport, Ivar Ballangrud, Japan, Karl Ritter von Halt, Kreuzeck (Wetterstein), Kreuzjoch, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Market town, Military patrol at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Multi-sport event, National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise, Nazi Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Olympia-Kunsteisstadion, Riessersee, Sapporo, Skiing, Slalom skiing, Sonja Henie, Spain, Speed skating, Switzerland, Turkey, ..., Willy Bogner Sr., Winter Olympic Games, World War II, Yugoslavia, 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 Winter Olympics, 1936 Summer Olympics, 1940 Olympics, 1940 Winter Olympics, 1944 Winter Olympics, 1948 Winter Olympics. Expand index (11 more) »

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was a German politician, demagogue, and revolutionary, who was the leader of the Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei; NSDAP), Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and Führer ("Leader") of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.

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Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping) which use skis with free-heel bindings.

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Alpine skiing combined

Combined is an event in alpine ski racing.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Bavaria

Bavaria (Bavarian and Bayern), officially the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern), is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria (България, tr.), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Република България, tr.), is a country in southeastern Europe.

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Canada men's national ice hockey team

The Canadian national men's ice hockey team (popularly known as Team Canada; Équipe Canada) is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally.

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Christl Cranz

Christl Franziska Antonia Cranz-Borchers (1 July 1914 – 28 September 2004) was a German alpine ski racer.

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Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo (Ladin: Anpezo, Ampëz), commonly referred to as Cortina, is a town and comune in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Veneto region of Northern Italy.

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Downhill (ski competition)

Downhill is a form of alpine skiing competition.

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Edgar Brenchley

Edgar "Chirp" Brenchley (10 February 1912 – 13 March 1975) is a former ice hockey player who mainly played in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EHL).

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Estonia

Estonia (Eesti), officially the Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik), is a sovereign state in Northern Europe.

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Führer

Führer (These are also cognates of the Latin peritus ("experienced"), Sanskrit piparti "brings over" and the Greek poros "passage, way".-->, spelled Fuehrer when the umlaut is not available) is a German word meaning "leader" or "guide".

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Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice.

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Franz Pfnür

Franz Pfnür (21 November 1908 – 21 September 1996) was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

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Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany.

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Great Britain men's national ice hockey team

The British men's national ice hockey team (also known as Team GB) is the national ice hockey Team for the United Kingdom.

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Greece

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Große Olympiaschanze

The Große Olympiaschanze (Great Olympic Hill) is a ski jumping hill located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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Gudiberg

Gudiberg is a mountain of Bavaria, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

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Guy Walters

Guy Edward Barham Walters (born 8 August 1971) is an English author, historian and journalist.

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Hans von Tschammer und Osten

Hans von Tschammer und Osten (25 October 1887 – 25 March 1943) was a German sport official, SA leader and a member of the Reichstag for the Nazi Party of Nazi Germany.

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Ice hockey

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points.

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Ice skating

Ice skating is the act of motion by wearer of the ice skates to propel the participant across a sheet of ice.

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Ice stock sport

Ice stock sport (also known as Bavarian Curling) is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling.

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Ivar Ballangrud

Ivar Eugen Ballangrud (née Eriksen, 7 March 1904 – 1 June 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Karl Ritter von Halt

Dr Karl Ritter von Halt, born Karl Ferdinand Halt (2 June 1891 – 5 August 1964) was a sport official in Nazi Germany and in the German Federal Republic.

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Kreuzeck (Wetterstein)

The Kreuzeck is a mountain in the Wetterstein mountain range of Bavaria, Germany with an elevation of above sea level.

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Kreuzjoch

Kreuzjoch |lat.

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Latvia

Latvia (or; Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika), is a sovereign state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.

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Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein, officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a doubly landlocked German-speaking microstate in Central Europe.

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Luxembourg

Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxembourg, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in western Europe.

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Market town

Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the Middle Ages, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city.

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Military patrol at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1936, a military patrol competition was held.

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Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states.

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National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise

The National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise (Nationalsozialistischer Reichsbund für Leibesübungen, abbreviated NSRL), was the umbrella organization for sports and physical education in Nazi Germany.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany is the common English name for the period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when Germany was under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler through the Nazi Party (NSDAP).

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Olympia-Kunsteisstadion

The Olympia-Kunsteisstadion is a skating stadium located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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Riessersee

Riessersee is a German lake located in southwest Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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Sapporo

is the fifth largest city of Japan by population, and the largest city on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

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Skiing

Skiing can be a means of transport, a recreational activity or a competitive winter sport in which the participant uses skis to glide on snow.

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Slalom skiing

Slalom is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline, involving skiing between poles or gates.

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Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Speed skating

Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Turkey

Turkey (Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe.

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Willy Bogner Sr.

Wilhelm Bogner Sr. (7 February 1909 – 27 July 1977) was a German Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1930s.

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Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games (Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international sporting event held once every four years for sports practised on snow and ice.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija/Југославија; Jugoslavija; Југославија; Pannonian Rusyn: Югославия, transcr. Juhoslavija)Jugosllavia; Jugoszlávia; Juhoslávia; Iugoslavia; Jugoslávie; Iugoslavia; Yugoslavya; Югославия, transcr. Jugoslavija.

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1932 Summer Olympics

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York.

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1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany.

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1940 Olympics

1940 Olympics refers to both.

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1940 Winter Olympics

The 1940 Winter Olympics, which would have been officially known as the, were to have been celebrated from 3 to 12 February 1940 in Sapporo, Japan, but the games were eventually cancelled due to the onset of World War II.

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1944 Winter Olympics

The 1944 Winter Olympics, which would have been officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (after the cancellation of 1940's V Olympic Winter Games) (Italian: V Giochi olimpici invernali), were to have been celebrated in February 1944 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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1948 Winter Olympics

The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (Les Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; Olympische Winterspiele 1948; V Giochi olimpici invernali; Gieus olimpics d'enviern 1948), was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

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Redirects here:

1936 Winter Olympic, 1936 Winter Olympic Games, 1936 Winter Olympic games, 4th Winter Olympic Games, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, IVth Olympic Winter Games, The 1936 Winter Olympics.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Winter_Olympics

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