SOME MYTHS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES

One myth says that Adolf Hitler would have tried to use the games to prove his theories of racial superiority.

Another myth, refers to one of the most popular athletes of the Games, Jesse Owens, who won 100m, 200m, 4x100m and long jump. This myth states that Hitler refused to shake hands with Owens. Hitler personally congratulated only the first two winners of the games ( breaking the protocol since should not congratulate anyone in person).

Another urban legend is that the games were a moment of humiliation for the Nazi regime because some black athletes won a great number of medals, but in reality, the competition was not a humiliation for Nazi Germany, because the host nation managed to collect more medals than other countries.