The men's marathon event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place August 9. Fifty-six athletes from 27 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 O
The Dong-a Ilbo ran this picture of Sohn at the victory ceremony with the Japanese rising sun on his uniform obscured, leading to repercussions from the Japanese government
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Berlin, Germany, from 1 August to 16 August.
A gold medal from the 1936 Olympics
Ibolya Csák, gold medallist for Hungary in the women's high jump
Tilly Fleischer, gold medallist for Germany in the women's javelin