A Comparison Of The Berlin Olympic Games And The 1972 Olympics

Introduction On the brink of the second World War (WWII) the Germany National Olympic Committee (NOC) won the rights to host the 1936 Olympic Games. As the event quickly approached, all eyes were on the new Nazi government and its rapidly increasing marginalization of Jewish and non-Aryan citizens. In 1972 the world again turned its eyes to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) during an era of Cold War threats and national divides. This time however, the world watched Germany prepare for a different kind of war; one that challenged the very stigmas that surrounded its existence after WWII and argued for peace in a time of world-wide threats. The 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and the 1972 Munich Olympic Games were both constructed in preparation for war. This oncoming threat saw Germany demonstrate their …show more content…
The Olympic Games staged a platform on which they delivered these national beliefs to the world through their interpretation of Olympic origins, goal of national restoration, and militaristic outlooks.
Olympic Origins In 1932 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the Olympic Games to Berlin, Germany; this was immediately before the Nazi Regime took power under the authoritative leadership of Adolph Hitler in 1933 (Pitsula, 2004, p. 2). This shift in power led to a shift in National outlook as well as a re-evaluation of the country’s foundation for hosting the Olympic Games. Upon the allocation of this new government, the IOC negotiated new standards for the host country; especially when the Nazis began marginalizing and excluding the Jewish people from sports (Murray, 1992, p. 59). One of