KINE 3440 Final: KINE3440-FinalExamStudyGuide
22 Mar 2017
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49 teams participated, more than any previous olympics. Selected in 1931 over barcelona when heinrich bruning was germany"s chancellor (germany was a democracy at the time) Nazis opposed the olympics because of it being an international event where. Hitler became an avid supporter after joseph goebbels (minister of. Regime gave full financial support (20 000 00 reichsmarks or 8 million) Theodor lewald & carl diem (ioc members & key figures in german olympic. Lewald was president of goc, demoted because of jewish ancestry. German sports imagery promoted myth of aryan racial superiority which reflected the importance the nazi regime put on physical fitness. Jeremiah mahoney: presidents of amateur athletic union (aau), led boycott of. Avery brundage: changed aau"s mind to a close vote in favour of sending an. Missed an opportunity to take a stand that may have made hitler pause & brought international resistance to nazi tyranny. People"s olympiad (alternative to berlin games) planned for summer 1936 in.
