The Haus des Deutschen Sports (german: House of German sports), part of the larger ''Deutsches Sportforum'', is a sporting venue constructed for the 1936 Summer Olympics in

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. Located in

Olympiapark Berlin Olympiapark Berlin ( German for ''Berlin Olympic Park''), previously the () and the (), is a sports and entertainment complex located in Berlin, Germany. The complex served as the Olympic Park of the 1936 Summer Olympics.

to the northeast of the

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, it hosted the

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events and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon event.

References

1936 Summer Olympics official report
Volume 1. pp. 163–4.
1936 Summer Olympics official report
Volume 2. pp. 752–815, 830–6. Venues of the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic fencing venues Olympic modern pentathlon venues Sports venues in Berlin Indoor arenas in Germany {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub