Competed 1936 facts

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Liechtenstein and Haiti developed identical national flags independently of each other. No one realized until the two countries competed against each other in the 1936 Summer Olympics under the same flag.

Jackie Robinson's older brother, Mack, competed in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and won the Silver Medal for the 200 meter dash behind Jesse Owens

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1. In 1936 the US Olympic Committee President pushed for Gender Verification testing of females. This practice was "stopped" in 1999. Now transsexual athletes are allowed to compete with the sex they choose after two years of hormonal treatment.

2. About Korean National Treasure #904, a Corinthian helmet that was gifted to Sohn Kee-Chung, a gold medalist who competed for the Japan at the 1936 Olympics; He wasn't given it until 50 years later, upon which Sohn donated it to Korea. It is the only Western piece on the list of Korean treasures.

3. Haiti and Liechtenstein independently designed identical national flags and only learned of this when they competed at the 1936 Olympics. As a result, Liechtestein added a crown to their flag.

4. A man named Heinrich Ratjen disguised himself as a female to compete in the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. He was later discovered to be male and his medals were redistributed.

5. There was a German athlete who competed for Germany in women's high jump in the 1936 Olympics, finishing fourth, but was later found out to be male

6. Liechtenstein and Haiti had the exact same flag and only found out when the nations competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

7. In 1926 to 1936, women residing Toronto, Canada competed to produce the most babies in order to qualify for an unusual bequest in a will. Four mothers won with nine children

8. Dora Ratjen, a German athlete who competed for Germany in the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin, finishing fourth, but was later discovered to be male.

9. Haiti and Lichtenstein had the exact same flag until 1936 when they both competed against each other in the Olympics, realised, and both hastily had them changed.

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Helene Mayer, a Jewish fencer who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics as the "token jew" to appease the international community. She won silver and performed the Nazi salute, despite having most of her citizenship rights stripped by the regime.