 Still standing today is Runge's Olympic oak tree, that was given to every German 1936 Olympic champion to plant themselves as part of Nazi propaganda and Olympic legacy.It stands just outside the away section of Wuppertal's Stadion am Zoo football stadium, home to former Bundesliga club Wuppertaler SV.A commemorative plaque with the inscription,

""Olympia-Eiche" [Olympia-oak]"Herbert Runge*23.01.1913 + 11.03.1986WuppertalOlympiasieger Berlin 1936" [Olympic champion Berlin 1936]"Boxen Schwergewicht" [Boxing Heavyweight]",

has been attached to the stadium fence in front of the tree in 1999.