Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Germany at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Flag of the German Reich (1935–1945).svg
Flag of Germany in 1936
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Berlin
Competitors433 (389 men and 44 women) in 22 sports
Flag bearerHans Fritsch
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
33
Silver
26
Bronze
30
Total
89
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920–1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956–1988
  • 1992
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  • 2020
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
 Saar (1952)
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
 East Germany (1968–1988)
 West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany was the host nation and top medal recipient for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. 433 competitors, 389 men and 44 women, took part in 143 events in 22 sports.[1]

Medalists[]

Gold[]

Silver[]

Bronze[]

  • Alfred Dompert — Athletics, Men's 3000m Steeplechase
  • Erich Borchmeyer, Erwin Gillmeister, Gerd Hornberger, and Wilhelm Leichum — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
  • Helmut Hamann, Rudolf Harbig, Harry Voigt, and Friedrich von Stülpnagel — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
  • Gerhard Stöck — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
  • Käthe Krauß — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
  • Elfriede Kaun — Athletics, Women's High Jump
  • Paula Mollenhauer — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
  • Josef Miner — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
  • Xaver Hörmann — Canoeing, Men's F1 10,000m Folding Kayak Singles
  • Erich Koschik — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles
  • Rudolf Karsch — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
  • Hermann Stork — Diving, Men's Platform
  • Käthe Köhler — Diving, Women's Platform
  • Otto Adam, Erwin Casmir, Julius Eisenecker, August Heim, Siegried Lerdon, and Stefan Rosenbauer — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
  • Erwin Casmir, Julius Eisenecker, Hans Esser, August Heim, Hans Jörger, and Richard Wahl — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
  • Konrad Frey — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
  • Alfred Schwarzmann — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
  • Alfred Schwarzmann — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
  • Matthias Volz — Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault
  • Matthias Volz — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
  • Konrad Frey — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
  • Hans-Joachim Hannemann, Heinz Kaufmann, Hans Kuschke, Werner Loeckle, Wilhelm Mahlow, Helmut Radach, Alfred Rieck, Herbert Schmidt, and Gerd Völs — Rowing, Men's Eights
  • Fritz Bischoff, Hans Howaldt, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Eduard Mohr, Felix Scheder-Bieschin, and Otto Wachs — Sailing, 8 Meter Class
  • Gisela Arendt — Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle
  • Karl Jansen — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
  • Adolf Wagner — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
  • Jakob Brendel — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight
  • Kurt Hornfischer — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
  • Johannes Herbert — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
  • Erich Siebert — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Basketball[]

Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

First round[]

Winners advanced to the second round, while losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.

Second round[]

Winners advanced to the third round, while losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.

Second consolation round[]

Winners advanced to the third round.

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Canoeing[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
  • Toni Merkens
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving[]

Main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1936.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
  • Richard Wahl
  • August Heim
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Field hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 4 Semi-finals
2  Afghanistan 2 0 1 1 7 10 −3 1
3  Denmark 2 0 1 1 6 12 −6 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host
6 August 1936
18:00
Germany  6–0  Denmark
Report
8 August 1936
16:30
Germany  4–1  Afghanistan
Report

Semi-finals[]

12 August 1936
18:00
Germany  3–0  Netherlands

Gold medal match[]

15 August 1936
11:00
India  8–1  Germany
Chand Goal 32', 44', 45', 70'
Tapsell Goal 43'
Jaffar Goal 56'
Dara Goal 62', ?' 		Report Weiß Goal 51'

Football[]

Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

First round[]

Germany 9–0 Luxembourg
Urban Goal 16', 54', 75'
Simetsreiter Goal 32', 48', 74'
Gauchel Goal 49', 89'
Elbern Goal 76'		 Report
Attendance: 12.000
Referee: Pál von Hertzka (HUN)

Quarter-finals[]

Germany 0–2 Norway
Report Isaksen Goal 7', 83'
Attendance: 55.000
Referee: Arthur Willoughby Barton (GBR)

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Handball[]

Main article: Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
 Germany 2 2 0 0 51 1 +50 4
 Hungary 2 1 0 1 7 24 −17 2
 United States 2 0 0 2 3 36 −33 0
Germany  22 – 0  Hungary
Hungary  7 – 2  United States
Germany  29 – 1  United States

Final round[]

Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
 Germany 3 3 0 0 45 18 +27 6
 Austria 3 2 0 1 28 23 +5 4
  Switzerland 3 1 0 2 22 32 −10 2
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 18 40 −22 0
Germany  19 – 6  Hungary
Austria  11 – 6   Switzerland
Austria  11 – 7  Hungary
Germany  16 – 6   Switzerland
Switzerland   10 – 5  Hungary
Germany  10 – 6  Austria Attendance: 100,000[2]

Modern pentathlon[]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1936, with Gotthard Handrick winning gold.

  • Gotthard Handrick
  • Hermann Lemp
  • Herbert Bramfeld

Polo[]

Main article: Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Group B
8–8
16–6

Rowing[]

Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Germany had 26 rowers participate in seven out of seven rowing events in 1936.[3]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
  • Willi Kaidel
  • Joachim Pirsch
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
  • Gerhard Gustmann
  • Herbert Adamski
  • Dieter Arend (cox)
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
  • Hans Maier
  • Walter Volle
  • Ernst Gaber
  • Paul Söllner
  • Fritz Bauer (cox)
Men's eight
  • Alfred Rieck
  • Helmut Radach
  • Hans Kuschke
  • Heinz Kaufmann
  • Gerd Völs
  • Werner Loeckle
  • Hans-Joachim Hannemann
  • Herbert Schmidt
  • Wilhelm Mahlow (cox)

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Nine shooters represented Germany in 1936. In the 25 m pistol event Cornelius van Oyen won gold and Heinrich Hax won silver.

25 m rapid fire pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Water polo[]

Main article: Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Art competitions[]

Main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics

References[]

  1. ^ "Germany at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ^ Kopp, Johannes (18 January 2019). "Vollrausch der Ahnungslosen" [drunken stupor of the unsuspecting]. taz (in German). Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germany Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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