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nazis

America's First Medal at the Nazi Olympics Was For...Town Planning

Urban planning was once considered an Olympic sport, and Brooklyn's Marine Park won a medal.
Atlas Obscura August 5, 2016
Runners carry the Olympic Flame from Greece to Germany in 1936.
fires

The Weirdest Things We’ve Done to the Olympic Torch

Well before Rio, people have made a point of torturing the torch.
Cara Giaimo August 5, 2016
nazis

Watch The Opening Ceremony of the 1936 Nazi Olympic Games

A news report shows Hitler announce the opening of the Berlin Games.
Atlas Obscura August 4, 2016
swimming pools

Watch the Construction of an Olympic Pool in 30 Seconds

A Michael Phelps-paced time-lapse triumph
Atlas Obscura August 2, 2016
The Olympic podium was used for executions during the war.
abandoned

Where to See the Ruined Remains of Olympic Infrastructure

The relics of past Games, overrun by nature.
Meg Neal August 1, 2016
Permanently Closed
Wustermark, Germany

Hitler's Olympic Village

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
fires

Watch a Man Throw a Bucket of Water at the Olympic Torch and Miss

It was a good try.
Erik Shilling June 28, 2016
military history

The Story Behind the Incredible Obstacle Course Video That Went Viral

It turns out that military competitions are especially nuts.
Dan Nosowitz May 5, 2016
Organizing committee head Carlos Nuzman carries the flame down the moveable airplane staircase.
fires

Olympic Flame Lands On Brazilian Runway

Before it can serve as a beacon for humanity, it has to fly in on a plane just like the rest of us.
Cara Giaimo May 3, 2016
The Olympic podium was used for executions during the war.
Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Igman Olympic Jumps

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.
Korketrekkeren
Oslo, Norway

Korketrekkeren

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.
Marousi, Greece

Athens Olympic Sports Complex

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo Bobsleigh Track

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Jim Thorpe Monument

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.