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 Logo of the 1936 Winter Olympics[a] | |
| Location | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
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| Nations | 28 |
| Athletes | 646 (566 men, 80 women) |
| Events | 17 in 4 sports (8 disciplines) |
| Opening | 6 February 1936 |
| Closing | 16 February 1936 |
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| Stadium | Große Olympiaschanze |
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The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (German: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Germany also hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Berlin. It was the last year in which the Summer and Winter Games both took place in the same country (the cancelled 1940 Olympics would have been held in Japan, with Tokyo hosting the Summer Games and Sapporo hosting the Winter Games).
The 1936 Winter Games were organized on behalf of the German League of the Reich for Physical Exercise (DRL) by Karl Ritter von Halt, who had been named president of the committee for the organization of the Fourth Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen by Reichssportführer Hans von Tschammer und Osten.
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