1936 Winter Olympics
| IV Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Nations participating | 28 |
| Athletes participating | 646 (566 men, 80 women) |
| Events | 17 in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 6, 1936 |
| Closing ceremony | February 16, 1936 |
| Officially opened by | Adolf Hitler |
| Athlete's Oath | Wilhelm Bogner |
| Olympic Torch | --- |
The IV Olympic Winter Games were held in the villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Hitler, the German Nazi leader, wished to show the world that the 'Aryan' team the National Socialist state had assembled was better than everyone elses', and would win all events.
Medal winners
Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(Host nation in bold.)
| 1936 Winter Olympics medal count | Missing image Olympic-rings.png | ||||
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| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Missing image Norway_flag_large.png Norway | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Missing image Germany_flag_1933_2.png Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Missing image Sweden_flag_large.png Sweden | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Missing image Finland_flag_large.png Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Missing image Switzerland_flag_large.png Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Missing image Austria_flag_large.png Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Missing image Uk_flag_large.png Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Missing image Us_flag_large_48_stars.png United States | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Missing image Redensign.png Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Missing image France_flag_large.png France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Missing image Hungary_flag_large.png Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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