The

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

were held in

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, Germany. The games began on 6 February 1936, and ended on 16 February 1936. There were three

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events held, in which only men competed. There were 109 male competitors from 22 different nations. The youngest participant was 17-year-old Resat Erces from Turkey, while the oldest participant was

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from the United States of America at 34 years old. The athletes whom collected the most medals were

Oddbjørn Hagen Oddbjørn Hagen (3 February 1908 – 25 June 1983) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country skiing. He was both Olympic and World champion. Olympic Games At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Hagen won one gold in the Nordi ...

of Norway, and Erik Larsson of Sweden – each received two medals. Sweden collected more medals than any other country in the cross-country skiing events at a total of five. Events consisted of the 18 km and 50 km Classical, and the 4 × 10 km relay event was added. The relay event was held on Monday, 10 February 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, 12 February 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, 15 February 1936. Rule Changes Implemented: "

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ruled that ski instructors could not compete in the games because they were professionals. Austrian and Swiss skiers boycotted the Olympics, but some Austrians decided to compete under representation of Germany."

Medal summary

Medal table

Events

Participating nations

Ten cross-country skiers competed in all three events. A total of 109 cross-country skiers from 22 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

Sources

*"1936 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing – Google Search." 1936 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing – Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 November 2014. *"Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes , Medailles, Resultats, Sports Et Athletes Des Jeux Olympiques." Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes , Medailles, Resultats, Sports Et Athletes Des Jeux Olympiques. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 November 2014. * "1936 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing – Google Search." 1936 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing – Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 November 2014. *"Cross Country Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games." Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 November 2014.
International Olympic Committee results database
{{Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics events

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Cross-country skiing competitions in Germany