The 11th edition of the Olympics has gone down in history as the Games
in which the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler tried to show the superiority
of the Aryans over Jews and Afro-Americans. Yet, Berlin was given the
organisation of the Olympic Games in 1931, two years before the rise to
power by Nazism. The Nazi regime invested a huge amount of money on the
event, building a new 100,000-capacity stadium as well as various
venues.
by Simone Pierotti
Indeed, director Leni Riefenstahl was hired by Hitler himself to film
the entire event and the result was the release of a documentary split
in two parts –
Olympia 1. Teil-Fest der Völker (“Festival of Nations”) and
Olympia 2. Teil-Fest der Schönheit (“Festival of Beauty”) – in 1938.
The water polo tournament took place in one week, from 8 to 15
August, in the newly-built Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin. For the
first time, a preliminary round with group stage was played, in which
all the teams played among each other. The placings were determined on
points. If the points were equal, then the better goal average decided.
The first two teams of each group were qualified for the semi-finals,
while the third and fourth placed ones were eliminated.
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