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Hitler was the perfect host, He
welcomed he welcomed the worlds athletes to Berlin Olympic Stadium. Behind
the façade however a ruthless dictatorship persecuted its enemies and reamed
for war to acquire new living space for the “Aryan master race” |
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Jews contributed to the United
States Olympics coffers. They also visited the American athletes. In San Diego Marty Clickman won
numerous races as a sprinter. He was a college football hero. But 63 after
the 1936 Olympics he is still bitter that he had a chance to win a gold medal
but it was denied because he was a Jew. |
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Clickman and Stoller were the only Jews on the American track and
field team. They were supposed to run the4x100meter relay team. But there
coach (Dean Cromwell) announced in a team meeting that Clickman and Stroller would
not run and would be replaced, Jesse Owens for Clickman and Stroller by Frank
Metcalf. Jesse Owens said to let Marty and Sam run. Owens said that he was
tired and beaten and that he had set out to win the races he set out to win.
But coach Cromwell said that u will do as u are told and made him run. In the
race the American team won the race and it was not even close. |
Clickman and stroller |
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There was 10 Negroes on the American
that showed up to race but the did more than show up, They made shambles of
the hurdles and field events. |
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The undisputed star of the 1936 Olympic games was Jesse Owens. He
won 4 Gold medals. 1 in the 100meter dash,1 in the 200meter dash, broad jump,
and 4x400meter relay team. He went to |
Jesse Owens running. |
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There is a myth that says after
Owens won his 3rd medal that Adolf Hitler was furious and would
not shake his hand and just walked out of the stadium. He was mad because a
black man was winning all the medals and not A German. |
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The German team was completely
white Nordic Christen. Hitler though that the German team would win all the medals
and was furious when they didn’t. he was sure that no other team was going to
come close to them but they only won a few medals. |
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The American team came in first
with 12 gold medals more than all the other teams put tougher. Jesse Owens with
4 of them. He is a very famous black American. |
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The Berlin Olympic ended in
record crowds ,record recipients, and record performances.16 records broken
(many by Jesse Owens) one was tied in 23 track and field event. |
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Record breaking athletic feats and warm German hospitality made the 1936 Olympics a memorable for athletes and spectators. The 1936 Olympics will always be rembered as the Hitler Olympics.
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Duane Zlatnik 7th Social Studies Holocaust Project Spring 2003 |