View
220
Download
3
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
Germany at the Olympics
• Since 1896, when the first Olympics of the modern
era was held, Germany has participated in most
Olympic Games.
• Germany was banned from participating in the
Olympics for a time after both World Wars.
• Germany was divided into two countries from 1945
to 1990. During this time, both West Germany and
East Germany boycotted one game each due to
political reasons.
Olympics held in Germany
• Germany has hosted the Olympic Games three
times. In 1936, Germany hosted both the Winter
Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Summer
Games in Berlin.
• In 1972, Germany hosted the Summer Olympics in
Munich.
• Germany was due to host the 1916 Summer
Olympics and the 1940 Winter Olympics, but both
these games had to be cancelled due to World
Wars.
Berlin
Munich
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
German Olympic medals
• Including the Winter Games of 2010,
German athletes have won a total of 1618
medals: 528 gold, 542 silver and 548 bronze.
• At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the German
team came fifth in the medal league table,
with 16 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze
medals.
Germany at the Paralympics
• West Germany participated in the first
international Paralympic Games, which were
held in 1960 in Rome.
• Athletes from East Germany only competed
once at the Paralympics in 1984. Since the
reunification of Germany in 1990, German
athletes have competed together again.
• Germany hosted the 1972 Summer
Paralympics in Heidelberg.
Die Olympischen Sportarten
Badminton
Basketball
Bogenschießen
Boxen
Fechten
Feldhockey
Fußball
Gewichtheben
Handball
Judo
Kanusport
Leichtathletik
Moderner Fünfkampf
Radsport
Reiten
Ringen
Rudern
Schießen
Segeln
Taekwondo
Tennis
Tischtennis
Triathlon
Turnen
Volleyball
Wassersport
German Olympics Topic PackGames, Activities and Resources to Teach German
• The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the Olympics makes it an ideal topic for teaching German.
• The German Olympics Topic Pack contains photocopiable activities and resources which include:– Flashcards and picture flashcards– word searches, crossword puzzles and other word
games– listening activities– bingo and other games– sentence building activities– background information on Germany at the Olympics
For more information:www.brilliantpublications.co.uk/book/german-olympics-topic-pack-383
Recommended