The Berlin Olympics were during Hitlers control. He was totally furious when his superior white race didn't fare well in the medals. What really made him mad, so mad he left the games before the medal ceremony, was the fact a Black American won gold. I have seen a few documentaries where it pointed out that as far as he was concerned the Olympics were to show off the superiority of the white Germans under Nazi rule. He was a very disappointed man when it was over.
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