Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Germany at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Berlin
1–16 August 1936
Competitors433 (389 men and 44 women) in 22 sports
Flag bearerHans Fritsch
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
38
Silver
31
Bronze
32
Total
101
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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 at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. 433 competitors, 389 men and 44 women, took part in 143 events in 22 sports.[1]

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

Medalists

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Gold

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Silver

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Bronze

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Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

First round

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

Second round

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

Second consolation round

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Winners advanced to the third round.

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1936.

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

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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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
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Group B

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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) Hosts
6 August 1936
18:00
Germany  6–0  Denmark
Report
8 August 1936
16:30
Germany  4–1  Afghanistan
Report

Semi-finals

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12 August 1936
18:00
Germany  3–0  Netherlands

Gold medal match

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

Football

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Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

First round

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

Quarter-finals

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Germany 0–2 Norway
Report Isaksen 7', 83'
Attendance: 55.000

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Handball

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Main article: Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Preliminary round

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Group A

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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

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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[3]

Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

Polo

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Main article: Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Group B
Hungary8–8Germany
Hungary16–6Germany

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

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Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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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

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Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics

References

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  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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