At the
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...
in
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
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athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. There was a total of 776 participants from 43 countries competing.
Medal summary
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Records broken
20 new
Olympic records
Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games.
Summer Olympics
* Archery (list)
* Athletics (list)
* Cycling (list)
* Rowing (list)
* Shooting ...
and 6 new
world records
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organizatio ...
were set in the athletics events.
Men's Olympic and world records
Women's Olympic and world records
References
1936 Summer Olympics results: athletics from https://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-04-05.
International Olympic Committee results database
Notes
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Events at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936
Events January–February
* January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House.
* January 28 – Death and state funer ...
International athletics competitions hosted by Germany
1936 Olympics