1936 Berlin Olympics British Souvenir Of Olympics Publication Signed
Code: 19853
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For sale is an original 1936 Berlin Olympics Number 10 British/ American Souvenir Of The Olympics Publication Which is signed by two gold medalists and other competitors.
This publication has original signatures from the following athletes:
American athlete James Aloysius Bernard Bausch, March 29, 1906 – July 9, 1974, also known as "Jarring Jim", was an American athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon. He won the gold medal in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
German athlete, Gerhard Karl Eduard Stöck, 28 July 1911 – 29 March 1985, was a German athlete. He won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 1936 Summer Olympics and placed third in the shot put.
German athlete Wolrad Eberle, 4 May 1908, Freiburg – 13 May 1949, Cologne. He was a German decathlete. He won the bronze medal in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
Latvian athlete Jānis Dimza. He participated in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the men’s decathlon. He also was the flag bearer in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Unfortunately in 1942 he died in a soviet prison camp.
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade) and commonly known as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona at the 29th IOC Session on 26 April 1931. The 1936 Games marked the second and most recent time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games.
This is a cracking piece of history with some gold winner athletes signatures in! Unfortunately there are only four signatures in this publication.
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