1. 1936 Berlin Olympics

2. Reichssportfeld
The Olympics took place in a sports compound called Reichssportfeld.
This consisted of 2 main stadiums and 150 other buildings to hold various events.
The largest stadium was called Olympiastadion which held 50,000 people.
Construction took place between 1934 and 1936.

3. Controversy
Many controversies were involved with the 1936 Olympics.
One of the main controversies was the fact that Hitler would not allow Jews to compete for Germany in the games
Another Controversy was the fact that many western democratic nations feared for the safety of their athletes.
Also, Germany was questioned for major human rights violations.

4. Restrictions on Jews
By December 1933 all people of the Jewish faith were banned from all sporting activities in Germany.
Jews were not allowed to use any facilities in which would help them to compete athletically or physically.
In January of 1936, to avoid the IOC from taking the Olympics, some anti-Jewish laws were temporarily lifted.
Though, this did not help to stop any religious or racial persecution.

5. Boycott threats
Once the Nazi party took over, most western democracies questioned the morality of supporting a Nazi hosted Olympics. “Many of the liberal and left-wing political groups that denounced Hitler's fascist dictatorship linked their opposition to the Berlin Olympics with the wider economic boycott of Germany.”

6. Opening ceremonies and introduced rituals(features of the olympics)
“Everyone who saw the opening ceremony agreed that it had been magnificently planned and executed…”
The Nazis introduced the torch relay, which only after became a Olympic ritual. Also the 5 rings now known as the logo were also introduced by the Nazis.

7. German Preparation
The Nazis had their athletes training full time for the Olympic game to prove the Aryan supremacy on the world stage.
Lutz Lang was among the finest of the German athletes. He also fit the description of an Aryan with blonde hair and blue eyes.

8. James Cleveland Owens
Born September 12, 1913 in Lawrence County, Alabama
When Owens was 9 his father moved to Cleveland, Ohio
Grandson of a former Slave
His nickname “Jesse” was given by a teacher who had mistaken his name as “J.C.” because of his southern accent.
Owens later attended Ohio State University where he became a track and field national champion.

9. Jesse owens events Owens competed in many events in the 1936 Olympics
Some events he competed in were 100m sprint, long jump, 200m dash, and 4x100m relay team

10. Owens in Competition
Owens was considered an inferior athlete by the Nazis because he was not Aryan.
His chief German rival was Lutz Lang.
In a very close long jump final, Owens defeated Lang.
After the competition, Lang was the first to congratulate Owens.

11. Medals won Owens won gold medals in 100m sprint 200m dash Long jump
4x100m relay

12. Hitler/Owens
On the first day Hitler would only shake hands with German medalists.
Some speculate this was to avoid shaking hands with African-American Cornelius Johnson.
The International Olympic committee urged Hitler to shake hands with all medalists
Hitler did not attend anymore medal presentations, therefore never shaking the hand of Jesse Owens.

13. Propaganda
The Nazis saw the event as a way to promote their ideology. They built four grandiose stadiums, swimming pools, an outdoor theatre, a polo field, and an Olympic Village that had 150 cottages for the male athletes. Throughout the Games, the Olympic complex was covered in Nazi banners. Leni Riefenstahl, a famous Nazi propaganda film-maker, filmed these Olympic Games and made them into her movie Olympia.
These Games were the first ones televised

14. German success German Gold Medalists include: Hans Woellke Karl Hein
Gerhard Stöck
Gisela Mauermayer
Tilly Fleischer
Willi Kaiser
Herbert Runge
Ernst Krebs
Ludwig Landen
Paul Wevers
Toni Merkens
Ernst Ihbe
Carl Lorenz
Peter Bischoff
Hans-Joachim Weise
Cornelius van Oyen
Josef Manger
Ludwig Stubbendorff
Rolf Lippert
Kurt Hasse
Heinz Brandt
Marten von Barnekow
Heinz Pollay
Friedrich Gerhard
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
Alfred Schwarzmann
Konrad Frey
Men’s and Womens Gymnastics Mens Handball
Gotthard Handrick
Gustav Schäfer
Willi Eichhorn
Hugo Strauß
Men’s Rowing

15. Germany and USA Medal Count
The United States finished second in the medal count with 56 medals.
24 Gold
20 Silver
12 Bronze
Germany finished the Olympic games with the most medals at 89.
33 Gold
26 Silver
30 Bronze

16. Was it a success?
The Olympics were a success for Hitler because after all the other countries saw Germany as a country that had got its pride back and was a great country again. After the Olympics the world thought the Nazi regime was not as bad as they thought. However, Hitler hid the true nature of the regime: he took down all the anti-semitic posters and told the SA not to beat up anyone. So it was a great success for Nazi propaganda.