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Q: Why did Hitler begin the tradition of carrying the Olympic torch from Athens to the Olympic venue in 1936?
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Does adulf Hitler have anything to do with the olympic flame?

Adolf Hitler was Cancellor of Germany during the 1936 Berlin Games. It is said that he started the idea of the parade of the Olympic torch ---- The tradition of running with the Olympic torch from Olympia to the site of the Olympics was started in 1936. Hitler used this as a propaganda tool. No documentation exists to substantiate the belief that Hitler had anything to do with the beginning of this tradition.


When did the tradition of the carrying of the Olympic Torch begin?

the fire was reintroduced at the 1928 summer Olympics in Amsterdam when did it starti think it started in 1936 but that's when it became a tradition when it was in Berlin but Amsterdam started it but did not become a tradition


Did Hitler invent the olympic logo?

No


What happened in Berlin olympic games?

Hitler died..


Which dictator opened the 1936 Olympic Games?

Adolf Hitler


Why did Hitler die in the olympic games in Berlin?

Hitler did not die in the Olympic games in Berlin. He committed suicide in a bunker in Berlin at the end of World War II in Europe when troops of the Allies were entering the city.


Who was the first black man to take part in the Olympic Games?

Adolf hitler


Why did Hitler storm out of the 1936 olympic games?

Because an African won track.


What prevented the Olympic Games from being held form 1940 to 1948?

Hitler


What hopes did Hitler have for the Olympics that year?

The 1936 Summer Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany. The German Chancellor Adolf Hitler hoped that Olympic victories by German athletes would demonstrate Hitler's claim that Germans were naturally superior to the "mongrel" races from Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The black American sprinter Jesse Owens took four gold medals, which annoyed Hitler.


What hopes did Hitler had for the Olympics that year?

the 1936 summer olympic games were held in berlin


What was the first thing Jesse Owens did that he was recognized for?

Beat Adolf Hitler in the Olympic Games.