1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1936 in the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin.

Participating nations

28 nations sent athletes to compete in Germany, to date the largest number at a Winter Games. Australia, Bulgaria, Greece, Liechtenstein, Spain, and Turkey all made their Winter Olympic debut in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and Estonia, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia all returned to the Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics.

 Australia

 Austria

 Belgium

 Bulgaria

 Canada

 Czechoslovakia

 Estonia

 Finland

 France

 Nazi Germany

 Great Britain

 Greece

 Hungary

 Italy

 Japan

 Latvia

 Liechtenstein

 Luxembourg

 Netherlands

 Norway

 Poland

 The Republic of Spain

 Sweden

 Switzerland

 Turkey

 USA

 Yugoslavia