A 1936 Olympic Games display including an official flag, the 22 by 54cm. Olympic Rings flag embroidered onto a pale blue satin back cloth together wit
£500 - £700
A 1936 Olympic Games display including an official flag, the 22 by 54cm. Olympic Rings flag embroidered onto a pale blue satin back cloth together with a round cloth badge inscribed 1936, INTERNATIONALES SPORTSSTUDENTENLAGER, BERLIN together with a group of 9 entrance tickets applied to the back cloth with a single stitch to each corner The tickets comprise: The Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium 1st August three for Athletics at the Olympic Stadium on 2nd, 3rd & 5th August, and thereby covering Jesse Owens's gold medal winning performance in the 100m and the 200m. Other gold medals decided on the above dates comprise Finland's Ilmari Salminen in the 10,000m, Great Britain's Harold Whitlock in the 50k walk, the USA's Corny Johnson in the high jump, the USA's Earle Meadows in the pole vault, Germany's Hans Woellke in the shot put, the USA's Ken Carpenter in the discus, Germany's Karl Hein in the discus, and Germany's Tilly Fleischer in the women's javelin. Weightlifting at the Deutschlandhalle 4th August Polo at the Reichssportfelf 7th August Football (Austria v Poland semi-final) at the Olympic Stadium 11th August Baseball (demonstration and concert) at the Olympic Stadium 12th August Boxing at the Deutschlandhalle 12th August