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Theodor Lewald (18 August 1860 – 15 April 1947) was a civil servant in the German Reich and an executive of the International Olympic Committee. He was the President of the Olympic organising committee for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
- German
- 18 August 1860, Berlin, Germany
- 1885–1938
- 15 April 1947 (aged 86), Berlin, West Germany
Theodor Lewald (* 18. August 1860 in Berlin; † 15. April 1947 ebenda) war ein hochrangiger Verwaltungsbeamter des Deutschen Reiches, Sprecher für die Reichsregierung im Deutschen Reichstag, Mitglied im Exekutivkomitee des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees, deutscher Sportfunktionär und Vorsitzender des Organisationskomitees der ...
Dr. Carl Diem (front, far right) and Dr. Theodor Lewald (front, center) were key figures in the German Olympic movement. They lobbied hard to bring the Games to Berlin. Neither was a member of the Nazi Party, but they were co-opted by the Nazis in planning the 1936 Olympics. They are shown here with Hitler surveying the grounds of the Olympic ...
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Hitler entering the stadium with German Olympics' organizer Theodor Lewald and International Olympic Committee President Count Henri Baillet-Latour. August 1, 1936.
Jan 31, 2006 · Dr. Theodore Lewald, President of the Organizing Committee for the 11th Olympic Games. Lewald had been head of the German Olympic Committee, but was sacked in 1933 for having one Jewish parent, making him a "Mischling" in the eyes of the Nazis. - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Back to Results.
Nov 27, 2021 · Two months later, Mahoney sent an open letter to Theodor Lewald, the president of the German Olympic Committee, revealing that an AAU investigation found that Germany was in fact excluding...
Aug 21, 2008 · The Nazi regime drew on the international reputations of Lewald and Diem in order to deflect criticism of Nazi racial policies in the lead-up to the games. After 1936, Lewald was forced to retire and resign his post as IOC member. On Lewald, see Krüger, Arnd, Theodor Lewald.
