Germany at the Olympics

Modern Day First Olympics in Athens, Greece ( 1896 )

German athletes have taken part in most of the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in 1896.

Hosting the Olympics

Germany has hosted three Olympic Games, in 1936 both the Winter and Summer Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Wilhelm Kaufmann

• Painting by Wilhelm Kaufmann

In the 1908 Olympics, artist Wilhelm Kaufmann was the first German flag bearer.

Karl Ritter von Halt

• Picture of Halt

Karl Ritter von Halt was the 1912 Olympics flag bearer for Germany.

Ingrid Engel-Krämer• Picture of Ingrid Engel-Krämer

Ingrid Engel-Krämer was the 1964 Olympics flag bearer for Germany.

Dirk Nowitzki

• Pictures of Dirk Nowitzki

Dirk Nowitzki was the 2008 Olympics flag bearer for Germany.

Revival at Berlin

• The Torch Relay, as the opening of the Olympic celebration, was revived in the Berlin Olympiad in 1936 and since then the Torch Relay has preceded every Olympic Summer Games. Starting from Olympia and carried by the first runner, the young athlete Konstantinos Kondylis, the Flame traveled for the first time hand to hand until it reached the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Since, the Flame's magic has marked and has been identified with the beginning of the Games.

Works cited

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