1936 Winter Olympics
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| 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.
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Medal winners
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Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(Host nation in bold.)
| 1936 Winter Olympics medal count | 
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| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  Norway | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 |  Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  United States | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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fr:Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de 1936 it:IV Olimpiade Invernale ja:ガルミッシュパルテンキルヒェンオリンピック (1936年) nl:Olympische Winterspelen 1936 no:Vinter-OL 1936 pl:Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie 1936 sv:Olympiska vinterspelen 1936
