The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games 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.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, which borders Austria. Nearby is Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze, at 2,962 metres (9,718 ft) above sea level.
Maxi Herber was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. She remains the youngest figure skating Olympic champion from when she won gold in pair skating together with Ernst Baier at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.
Gundula "Gundi" Busch was a German figure skater. She was the 1954 World champion, the 1954 European champion, and a two-time West German national champion.
Werner Rittberger was a German figure skater. Rittberger invented the Loop jump in 1910. German figure skaters call this jump “Rittberger”.
Rolf Oesterreich is a German figure skating coach and former competitor. With Romy Kermer, he is the 1976 Olympic silver medalist.
Ice hockey in Germany is one of the more popular sports, and ranks behind Handball and football in spectator favour and meaning. Ice hockey is organized today in Germany by the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, the highest professional league, and by the Deutschen Eishockey-Bund ice hockey federation, which is the sport's federation in Germany and a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Isabel Duval de Navarre is a German figure skating coach, ISU technical specialist, and former competitor for West Germany. She is the 1975 German national champion and placed fifth at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Ina Bauer, married name Szenes, was a German competitive figure skater. She won three consecutive West German national titles (1957–59) and invented the skating element which bears her name.
Almut Lehmann is a German former pair skater who competed for West Germany.
Herbert Wiesinger is a German former pair skater who competed for West Germany.
Sepp Schönmetzler is a German figure skater, coach, and journalist. He is the 1962 and 1965 German national champion and placed 12th at the 1964 Winter Olympics. He produces the German figure skating magazine Eissport-Magazin.
SC Riessersee is a professional ice hockey team based in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern, Germany. They currently play in The Oberliga, the third level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season, they played in the 2nd Bundesliga. They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum.
The Olympia-Kunsteisstadion is a skating stadium located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
The 1969 European Figure Skating Championships were held at the Olympia-Eisstadion in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
For the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, a total of six sports venues were used. Alpine skiing events took place for the first time and were held in three different locations. Riessersee held the speed skating and some of the ice hockey matches while the bobsleigh events took place south of the lake. The ski jump and its neighboring stadium played host to the cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping events. Even though figure skating and some of the ice hockey matches took place outdoors at the ice stadium, the ice itself was artificially refrigerated to prevent ice thawing.
Christopher Berneck is a German figure skater. He won four senior international medals and became a two-time German national bronze medalist.
Inge Jell was a German figure skater. She won the 1947 German national senior title and two junior national titles. She was an international ice skating champion in her class at St. Moritz and twice won the medal of the King of Sweden. She placed tenth at the 1951 European Championships in Zurich, Switzerland. She performed in U.S. ice shows for two years and featured in various German shows.
Erika Kraft was a German former figure skater who represented West Germany. She was the 1952 national champion and placed tenth at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. She finished 14th at the 1951 World Championships in Milan, Italy, and fourth at the 1952 European Championships in Vienna, Austria. Kraft belonged to SC Riessersee in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
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