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Aeronautics at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Date	1936
Medalists
Hermann Schreiber  Switzerland

An Olympic gold medal for aeronautics was awarded in conjunction with the 1936 Summer Olympics for the greatest aeronautic achievement in the preceding four years.

The winner was Swiss pilot Hermann Schreiber, who won for becoming the first person to fly over the Alps in a glider. Most sources report his flight taking place in 1935, though Thomas Lippert of the Journal of Sports Philately stated it was on August 4, 1933. Schreiber received his medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.

A prize for aeronautics had been considered by the International Olympic Committee as early as the 1920s, though it remained unused until 1936. The aeronautics prize was not awarded again and was officially discontinued in 1946, along with the prize for alpinism.

References

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2. ^ Lippert, Thomas (September 1999). "Over the Clouds: Aeronautic Achievements Focused on by Olympic and Sports Philatelists" (PDF). Journal of Sports Philately. 38 (1): 17-22. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
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6. Steffen, Daniel (2017-08-04). "Die Segelflieger erobern die Alpen". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
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