At the 1936 Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, in 1936, a military patrol

Military patrol

Military patrol is a team winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing respectively ski mountaineering, and rifle shooting. It is usually contested between countries or military units. Biathlon was developed from military patrol....

competition was held. The International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 refused admission of this sport into the Olympic Program, but the expressed desires of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...

 forced the IOC

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 to make this program a demonstration sport

Demonstration sport

A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...

. Military patrol is considered the precursor to biathlon

Biathlon

Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...

.

The success of the Italian team was honored by Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....

 with 30,000 lira

Italian lira

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 per participant, because it was the first time, that the Italians placed first in Nordic skiing

Nordic skiing

Nordic skiing is a winter sport that encompasses all types of skiing where the heel of the boot cannot be fixed to the ski, as opposed to Alpine skiing....

 at the Olympics.

Event held on February 14, 1936

Place	Team	Time
1	(Enrico Silvestri Enrico Silvestri Enrico Silvestri was an Italian military officer and skier.Silvestri was the leader of the military patrol team, which placed 4th at the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1934 he was transferred to the new founded mountain warfare school of the Italian Army called Scuola Militare di Alpinismo... , Luigi Perenni Luigi Perenni Luigi Perenni or Prenn, was an Italian military officer and skier.Perenni was born in Kiens and grew up in Innichen. As a soldier of the Italian Army he placed 3rd in the 18 km cross-country skiing event of the Italian mastership of 1933... , Stefano Sertorelli Stefano Sertorelli Stefano Sertorelli was an Italian soldier and skier.Sertorello was born in Bormio, Lombardy and was member of a skiing family... , Sisto Scilligo Sisto Scilligo Sisto Scilligo was an Italian soldier and skier.Scilligo was born in the Val Formazza. In 1931 he placed second in the 18 km cross-country ski event of the Italian mastership.... )	2:28:35.0
2	(Eino Kuvaja Eino Kuvaja Eino Hjalmar Kuvaja was a Finnish Major and skier.Kuvaja was born in Kuopio. He was the leader of the national Olympic military patrol teams in 1928 and in 1936 which reached second places.- External links :*... , Olli Remes Olli Remes Olavi „Olli“ Remes was a Finnish cross country skier and military officer who competed in the 1930s.Remes was born in Iisalmi and died in Krivi, East Karelia.... , Kalle Arantola Kalle Arantola Kalle Arantola was a Finnish skier.Arantola was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1936 which placed second.-References:... , Olli Huttunen Olli Huttunen (biathlete) Olavi "Olli" Huttunen was a Finnish skier.Huttunen was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1936 which placed second.-References:... )	2:28:49.0
3	(Gunnar Wåhlberg, Seth Olofsson, Johan Wiksten, John Westberg)	2:35:24.0
4	(Albert Bach Albert Bach Albert Bach was an Austrian soldier, at last in the rank of a Generalmajor, and skier. In 1936 he was also leader of the national Olympic military patrol team, which finished fourth at the 1936 Winter Olympics.- Biography :... , Edwin Hartmann Edwin Hartmann Edwin Hartmann was a former Austrian soldier and skier.Hartmann served at the Garnisonssportvereinigung Innsbruck . He and his comrades Haslwanter, Schuler, Kleißl, Niederkofler and Hartmann were state champion in 1933, and won the championships of Tyrol in 1935 and 1937... , Franz Hiermann Franz Hiermann Franz Hiermann was a former Austrian soldier and skier.Hiermann served at the 12th Alpenjäger Regiment in Innsbruck. Together with his comrades Wilhelm, Platzner and Schönheer he won the Austrian military patrol event in 1934. He was also a member of the national Olympic military patrol team,... , Eugen Tschurtschentaler)	2:36:19.0
5	(Herbert Leupold Herbert Leupold Herbert Leupold was a German cross country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1930s.Leupold was born in Wüstewaltersdorf... , Johann Hieble, Hermann Lochbühler, Michael Kirchmann)	2:36:24.0
6	(Jacques Faure, Marcel Cohendoz, Eugène Sibué, Jean Morand)	2:40:55.0
7	(Arnold Käch Arnold Käch Arnold Käch was a Swiss military officer, skier, ski official and writer.- Biography :Käch was born in Berne. His father was the engineer Arnold Otto Käch, and his mother was Berta Käch, née Scholl... , Josef Jauch, Eduard Waser, Josef Lindauer Josef Lindauer Josef Lindauer was a former Swiss soldier and skier.Lindauer was a member of the Skiclub Schwyz, which was founded in 1917. He was also a member of the national Olympic military patrol team, which finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics.- References :... )	2:43:39.0
8	(Karel Šteiner, Josef Mateásko, Bohuslav Musil, Bohumil Kosour Bohumil Kosour Bohumil Kosour was a Czechoslovak soldier and skier.Kosour was born in Nové Město na Moravě. He was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1936 which placed eighth. He also took part at the 18 km cross-country ski and the Nordic combined event of the 1948 Winter Olympics... )	2:50:08.8
9	(Władysław Żytkowicz, Jan Pydych, Józef Zubek Józef Zubek Józef Zubek was a Polish soldier and skier.Zubek was born in Koscielisko and was the son of a family of skiers. He was an alpine skier and ski jumper in the SN PTT-1907 Klub Sportowy Kemping Zakopane. He took part at the military patrol demonstration event of the 1936 Winter Olympics. The Polish... , Adam Rzepka)	2:52:27.0