Great Britain at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in Berlin
Competitors208 in 17 sports
Flag bearerJack Beresford
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
4
Silver
7
Bronze
3
Total
14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 208 competitors, 171 men and 37 women, took part in 91 events in 17 sports.[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1936.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
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

18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Great Britain 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

Football

Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1936.

Polo

Main article: Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Great Britain had 18 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]

Men's single sculls - Unplaced
Men's double sculls - Gold
Men's coxless pair - Unplaced
Men's coxless four - Silver
Men's eight - Fourth

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

References

  1. ^ "Great Britain at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.