Host city | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany | ||
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Nations | 28 | ||
Athletes | 646 (566 men, 80 women) | ||
Events | 17 in 4 sports (8 disciplines) | ||
Opening | 6 February | ||
Closing | 16 February | ||
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Stadium | Große Olympiaschanze | ||
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The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1936 in the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin.