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7 hours ago · Before this summer's Paris Olympics, an exhibit in the French capital shows how the games have been a “mirror of society” since the beginning of the 20th century. Historian Paul Dietschy, one ...
2 hours ago · The Munich Olympics of 1972 were supposed to erase the memory of Nazi Germany’s 1936 Games, but 11 Israeli athletes were killed by the Palestinian militant organisation Black September on 5 ...
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7 hours ago · It notably highlights the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which was used by Nazi Germany for propaganda purposes; the 1968 Mexico Olympics, where Black sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists to protest racial injustice in the U.S. and the 1972 Munich Olympics, which was the scene of a brutal attack on 11 Israeli team members who were ...
1 day ago · Germany at theSummer Olympics. Athletes from Germany (GER) have appeared in 27 of the 30 Summer Olympic Games, having competed in all Games except [1] those of 1920, 1924 and 1948, when they were not permitted to do so. Germany has hosted the Summer Olympic Games twice; the 1936 Games in Berlin, and the 1972 Games in Munich .
- Gold, 438, Silver, 457, Bronze, 491, Total, 1,386
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7 hours ago · The Olympic Games: Mirror of Societies exhibition at the Shoah Memorial in Paris opens on Friday. Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPA. From the Nazi stadium propaganda in 1936 Berlin to the 1968 Mexico City podium protest of medal-winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who were expelled from the competition after raising their gloved fists in a Black Power salute against racial injustice ...
7 hours ago · PBS American Experience – The Boys of ’36 (2016) English | Documentary | Size: 1.11 GB Inspired by Daniel James Brown’s critically acclaimed nonfiction book The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, The Boys of ’36 is the thrilling story of the American Olympic rowing team that triumphed against all odds in Nazi Germany.
1 day ago · At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons (run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium ), the race walks (on the streets of Athens ), and the shot put (held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium ). A total of 46 events were contested, of which 24 ...