AOC Media Centre - 1936 Berlin

Basil DickinsonAustralia's oldest surviving Olympian Basil Dickinson spoke of his experience at the 1936 'Hitler' Games in Berlin and how the Team took 41 days to travel from NSW. Dickinson was interviewed when he attended the Kapyla Club (Helsinki 1952 Games) reunion in 2009. Dickinson who competed in triple jump in 1936 passed away on 7 October 2013 aged 98.

Athletics: High Jump Doris Carter Berlin 1936Doris Carter becomes Australia's first ever female field athlete, competing in the women's high jump. Footage includes one of Carter's jumps towards the beginning of the footage. Carter went on to place sixth in the event. Copyright IOC.

Athletics: 800m Gerald Backhouse 1936 BerlinNo Australian featured. Gerald Buckhouse competes in the 800 metres at the Berlin 1936 Olympics and finished in eighth place. Copyright IOC.

Athletics: Triple Jump Jack Metcalfe Berlin 1936Jack Metcalfe wins Australia's only medal of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the triple jump. Basil Dickinson also competed in the event, placing sixteenth, but does not feature in the footage. Copyright IOC.

Maifeld MarathonBerlin 1936: Competitors cross the Maifeld during the marathon.

Olympic AccuracyBerlin 1936: Lehtinen of Finland is timed at the tape by a judge trying to be as accurate as possible in the 5,000m final.

USA Jumps HighBerlin 1936: Cornelius Johnson of the United States tackling the high jump.

Owen's StartBerlin 1936: Jesse Owens (1913 - 1980) of the United States, far right, bounds off from the starting line.

American ChampionBerlin 1936: American champion athlete Jesse Owens (1913 - 1980) flies through the air during the long jump event. He won four gold medals and Hitler left the stadium to avoid having to congratulate a black competitor.

Owen's Olympic Winning SpreeBerlin 1936: Jesse Owens of the United States in action in the mens 200m. Owens won a total of four gold medals in Berlin, winning the men's 100m, 200m, the long jump as well as being part of the 4x100m relay team.

Iso-Hollo JumpsBerlin 1936: Volmari Iso-Hollo of Finland clears the water jump in the 3,000m steeplechase event and wins the gold medal with a time of 9:03.8 seconds.

Lovelock's ChaseBerlin 1936: American Glenn Cunningham #746 is being chased by John Lovelock #467 of New Zealand during the men's 1,500m event. Lovelock eventually overtook and won the gold medal and Cunningham took the silver medal.