1936 WINTER OLYMPICS

Garmisch-Partenkichen, Germany

The medals will be 4mm thick,

100mm wide, and 324 grams.
they are made purely of gold,
silver and bronze. a gold
medal is pictured above.

SPORTS: Alpine skiing

bobsled
Nordic skiing
figure skating
ice hockey
speed skating
Nordic combined
ski jumping
cross-country skiing
HIGHLIGHTS These fourth ever winter Olympic
games will be held
in not one, but two different neighboring towns,
Garmisch and Partenkichen,
Germany. Adolf Hitler will also attend the opening ceremonies.
The medals at these games will be
the largest and heaviest yet,
boasting a thickness of 4mm, a diameter of 100mm, and a
weight of 324 grams!
Alpine skiing will also be introduced for the first time ever.
Sonja Henie, Norwegian
movie star, will compete in figure skating.

COMPETEING COUNTRIES:
great Britain
Czechoslovakia
Estonia
finland
france
Bulgaria
Canada
germany
Greece
hungary
italy
japan
Latvia
 liechtenstien
Sweden
Switzerland
turkey
Belgium
Australia
Luxembourg

Austria
Norway
Romania
spain
yugoslavia
Poland
united states
Netherlands

MAJOR ATHLETES
Ivar Ballangurd, NOR
Sonja henie, NOR
rudi ball, FIN
Erik Larson, SWE
Oddbjorn hagen, NOR
birger vasenius, FIN
Ernst baier, GER
joseph beerli, SWI
sverre brodahl, NOR
fritz feierabend, SWI
olaf hoffsbakken, NOR