The Summer Olympics of Berlin 1936, Part II: Light in the Darkness
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After surviving the threat of an American boycott, Nazi Germany welcomes a record number of athletes to Berlin for the Summer Olympics in 1936. The two weeks of competition (and propaganda) will prove to be one for the history books - literally - with some of the highest sports drama ever recorded. Victories by athletes like Jesse Owens and the University of Washington 8-man rowing crew will provide a ray of light in an otherwise dark chapter of the Olympic story.
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Sources:
Olympedia – 1936 Summer Olympics Overview
1936 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results
The 1936 Olympic torch relay was far from Hitler's Aryan dream | Tom McNab | The Guardian
Book: Total Olympics by Jeremy Fuchs
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