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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. 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:
| 1936 Winter Olympics medal count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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