News Reel Highlights of the 1936 Olympic Games

News highlights of 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany, with athletes from 52 nations, that includes descriptions of street crowds, Adolph Hitler’s motorcade, the Hindenburg, and stadium ceremonies to open the Games. Athletes mentioned include: German Hilde Fleischer winning the women's javelin throw and breaking the world record; Cornelius Johnson of California winning the high jump, and Jesse Owens breaking world records in the 100 and 200-meter races; American gold medal discus thrower, Kenneth Carpenter; American Forrest Towns winning the 110-meter hurdles; Gerhard Stoeck of Germany winning the javelin throw, and Jack Lovelock of New Zealand setting a new 1,500-meter record; Earle Meadows of the US winning the pole vault and Helen Stephens helping the American women to win 400-meter relay team; Glenn Morris winning the decathlon, and America's 400-meter relay team—Jesse Owens, Frank Wyckoff, Ralph Metcalfe, and Foy Draper—beating the world record on the way to gold; Japan’s Kitei Son winning the marathon, and Americans Dick Degener, Marshall Wayne, and Al Greene sweeping the men's diving events; Marjorie Gestring, Katherine Rawls, and Dorothy Poynton Hill repeating this victory for the American women, and Rita Mastenbroek of the Netherlands winning the 100-meter women's swimming event, while the University of Washington Huskies takes the eight-oared rowing race.

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Lydbog: 27. marts 2026