Jesse Owens – who set four world records in a college meet with Ohio State in 1935 – was a celebrity heading into the 1936 ...

In the summer of 1936, the world turned its gaze toward Berlin for the Summer Olympic Games, an event that would not only showcase athletic prowess but also serve as a propaganda tool for Adolf Hitler ...

As Australia, the United Kingdom and Lithuania join the United States’ diplomatic boycott of the upcoming winter Olympics in Beijing, we look back at the calls to boycott the 1936 Olympics, which were ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been criticized for selling merchandise commemorating the 1936 Berlin games, which Adolf Hitler used to showcase his Nazi ideology.Related video above: ...

Official Olympic ⁠sales of T-shirts emblazoned with the poster of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, known as the "Nazi Games", ⁠have caused a stir but the International Olympic Committee defended the move on ...

Louie (Jack O'Connell) finishes 8th in the 1936 Summer Olympics, setting a record in the final lap of the 5,000-meter race.

Photo credit: Screenshot via WebArchive, Shop.Olympics.com. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg via JTA The governing body for the Olympics is defending its sale of a limited-edition T-shirt commemorating the ...

One of the four gold medals won by Alabama native Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics sold for $615,000, including the buyer’s premium, on Saturday night. The medal was part of Goldin Auctions’ ...