Springboard diving event for women at 1936 Berlin Olympics, Germany. Participants from various nations including Japan, United States, and Germany dive from a springboard into the pool as crowd cheers them on. Divers shown include Olga Jensch-Jordan from Germany, Dorothy Poynton-Hill from the United States, Gerda Daumerlang of Germany, Marjorie Gestring of the United States, Masayo Osawa of Japan. United States athletes win Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Winners Marjorie Gestring, Peggy Rawls, and Dorothy Poynton-Hill are shown celebrating and signing autographs.
800 meter mens swimming event at 1936 Berlin Olympics, Germany. Participants get ready as they take their positions and then dive into the pool. Crowd cheers them. Adolf Hitler witnesses the event. Japanese swimmers win the event. Audio contains Italian commentary and ambient sound from the event.
100 meter mens freestyle swimming event at Berlin Olympics of 1936 in Germany. Swimmers in the pool as crowd cheers loudly. Winner Ferenc Csík of Hungary gets out of the pool and is congratulated by many people. Japanese swimmers Masanori Yusa and Shigeo Arai win silver and bronze, respectively, and are seen on victory stand with Ferenc Csik after the race. Garland of victory placed on the heads of the winners.
Mens springboard diving event at 1936 Olympics held in Germany. Japanese divers dive into the pool as a Japanese girl looks on. Views of several athletes performing dives.
A film about achievements and role of African Americans in the United States. A newspaper headlines about African American athletes at the Berlin Olympics of 1936. Spectators in a stadium. Athletes at a start line for a 100 meter race. Judge fires starting gun and race is underway. African American athletes Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe of the U.S. win gold and silver medals. German and Japanese participants jump over in a High Jump event. African American athlete Cooper Johnson sets a new Olympic record in the event.
Fencing event at Berlin Olympics, Germany. Italian commentator relating details. In another fencing event, Giulio Gaudini from Italy defeats André Gardère of France.