United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics

United States at the
1936 Summer Olympics
United States at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
	Flag of the United States
IOC code	USA
NOC	United States Olympic Committee
in Berlin
Competitors	359 (313 men and 46 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearer	Wally O'Connor
Medals; Ranked 2nd	Gold 24 Silver 20 Bronze 12 Total 56
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans finished second in the medal table behind the hosts. 359 competitors, 313 men and 46 women, took part in 127 events in 21 sports.^[1]

Medalists[]

Athletics[]

Archie Williams- Won 1 gold medal in the 400m race.
Jesse Owens- Won 4 gold medals in the 100m race, the 200m race, the long jump, and the 4 × 100 m relay team.
John Woodruff- Won 1 gold medals in the 800m race.
Mack Robinson- Won 1 silver medal in the 200m race.
Ralph Metcalfe- Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay team and 1 silver medal in the 100m race.
James LuValle- Won 1 bronze medal in the 400m race.
Glenn Cunningham- Won 1 silver medal in the 1500m race.
Forrest Towns- Won 1 gold medal in the 110m hurdles.
Fritz Pollard- Won 1 bronze medal in the 110m hurdles.
Glenn Hardin- Won 1 gold medal in the 400m hurdles.
Foy Draper- Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Frank Wykoff- Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Eddie O'Brien- Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.
Harold Cagle- Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.
Robert Young- Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.
Alfred Fitch- Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.
Cornelius Johnson- Won 1 gold medal in the high jump.
Dave Albritton- Won 1 silver medal in the high jump.
Delos Thurber- Won 1 bronze medal in the high jump.
Earle Meadows- Won 1 gold medal in the pole vault.
Ken Carpenter- Won 1 gold medal in the discus.
Gordon Dunn- Won 1 silver medal in the discus.
Glenn Morris- Won 1 gold medal in the decathlon.
Bob Clark- Won 1 silver medal in the decathlon.
Jack Parker - Won 1 bronze medal in the decathlon.

Basketball[]

The men's basketball team won the gold medal. The players were as following.

Boxing[]

Jack Wilson- Won 1 silver medal in the Bantamweight.
Louis Daniel Lauria- Won 1 bronze medal in the Flyweight.

Canoeing[]

Ernest Riedel- Won 1 bronze medal in K1 10000 metres.

Football (soccer)[]

Results

U.S. 0-1 Italy

Roster

Rowing[]

The men's eight-man team won the gold medal. The team consisted of the following:

Women Competitors[]

Athletics[]

Helen Stephens- Won 2 gold medals in the 100m race and the 4 × 100 m relay.
Harriet Bland- Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Betty Robinson- Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.
Annette Rogers- Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

Swimming[]

Eleanor Holm was the favorite for the 100m backstroke, but she was suspended by Avery Brundage over “a drinking episode”. She had swum in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, winning gold in 1932. Brundage was one of the most controversial figures in the US Olympic history, known for his racist and sexist remarks and actions and also for appeasing dictatorships, such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

Athletics[]

Louis Zamperini - long-distance runner competing on the 5000-meter event
Don Lash - long-distance runner competing on the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter events
Ellison Brown - Marathon runner

Basketball[]

Boxing[]

Canoeing[]

Cycling[]

Six cyclists represented the United States in 1936.

Individual road race

Team road race

Sprint

Al Sellinger

Time trial

Al Sellinger

Tandem

Team pursuit

Diving[]

Equestrian[]

Fencing[]

22 fencers represented the United States in 1936.

Men's foil

Joe Levis
Hugh Alessandroni
Bill Pecora

Men's team foil

Joe Levis, Hugh Alessandroni, John Potter, John Hurd, Warren Dow, Bill Pecora

Men's épée

Frederick Weber
Gustave Heiss
Frank Righeimer

Men's team épée

Frank Righeimer, Thomas Sands, Tracy Jaeckel, Gustave Heiss, José Raoul de Capriles, Andrew Boyd

Men's sabre

John Huffman
Peter Bruder
Norman Cohn-Armitage

Men's team sabre

Peter Bruder, Miguel de Capriles, Bela De Nagy, John Huffman, Samuel Stewart, Norman Cohn-Armitage

Women's foil

Marion Lloyd
Dorothy Locke
Joanna de Tuscan

Football[]

Gymnastics[]

16 gymnasts, 8 men and 8 women, represented the United States in 1936.

Men's team

Women's team

Handball[]

Hockey[]

Modern pentathlon[]

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1936.

Charles Leonard
Alfred Starbird
Frederick Weber

Rowing[]

The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Men's single sculls

Dan Barrow

Men's double sculls

Men's coxless pair

Men's coxed pair

Men's coxless four

Men's coxed four

William Haskins
Roger W. Cutler Jr.
Paul Austin
Robert B. Cutler
Edward Bennett (cox)

Men's eight

Sailing[]

Shooting[]

Six shooters represented the United States in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

50 m pistol

Swimming[]

Water polo[]

Weightlifting[]

Wrestling[]

Art competitions[]

References[]

^ "United States at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[sports-reference-1] "United States at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2010.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "United States Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

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