11th August 1936

Postcard depicting Gerhard Stöck winning the gold medal in the javelin event during the 1936 Olympic Games. Stöck achieved a distance of 71.84 mts on his fifth throw (of six) to win the event. Published by the Reichssportverlag, Berlin SW68. Imprint: 95. Ref: 11.08.1936, BV1333 (illustrating a small number of the postcards available in this series).