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Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


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

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The total of 38 gold and 101 total medals still stands as a record medal tally for unified Germany.[2]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Basketball

First round

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

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Second round

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

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Second consolation round

Winners advanced to the third round.

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Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

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
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Field hockey

Group B

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(H) Hosts
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Semi-finals

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Gold medal match

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Football

First round

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Attendance: 12.000
Referee: Pál von Hertzka (HUN)

Quarter-finals

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Attendance: 55.000

Gymnastics

Handball

Preliminary round

Group A

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Germany  22 – 0  Hungary
Hungary  7 – 2  United States
Germany  29 – 1  United States

Final round

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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[3]

Modern pentathlon

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

Polo

Group B
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Rowing

Germany had 26 rowers participate in seven out of seven rowing events in 1936.[4]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

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

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions


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. "Olympic Games Berlin 1936". International Olympic Committee.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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