Tag Archives: 1936 Berlin Olympics

The day Norwood-born Burke defeated Hitler’s Germany

Posted on May 26, 2024 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The trawl through the Minster archives for Croydon’s Olympic deeds has brought DAVID MORGAN to Berlin in 1936, and one of the most notorious Games in history The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, with swastikas draped from seemingly … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Tyler: Athletics’ Silver Lady who stood up to Hitler

Posted on September 27, 2014 by insidecroydon

Sanderstead resident and Croham Hurst golfer Dorothy Tyler was one of this country’s greatest pioneers of women’s sport – two Olympic silver medals and two Empire Games golds as a high jumper demonstrated that. Following Tyler’s death this week, STEVEN … Continue reading →

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Sanderstead’s Olympic heroine Dorothy Tyler, homemade pants, Adolf Hitler and her part in his downfall

Posted on July 24, 2010 by insidecroydon

Tuesday will mark two years until the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Here, double Olympic medallist Dorothy Tyler looks back more than 60 years to the day she met Adolf Hitler, and to when London last staged the Games … Continue reading →

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