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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	Al Jochim
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 24 Silver 20 Bronze 12 Total 56
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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 medal 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 follows:

Boxing

Jack Wilson – Won 1 silver medal in the bantamweight.
Louis Laurie – Won 1 bronze medal in the flyweight.

Canoeing

Ernest Riedel – Won 1 bronze medal in K1 10000 meters.

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 rowers:

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

Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Famous swimmer Eleanor Holm was suspended by Avery Brundage over "a drinking episode" while she was traveling to Germany together with other American athletes. She had swum in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, winning gold in 1932. Holm's Olympic teammates unsuccessfully petitioned to have her dismissal overturned. She was the top favorite for the 100-meter backstroke event, and watched from the stands as the gold medal went to Dutch swimmer Nida Senff. Decades later, Holm told Olympic sprinter Dave Sime that Brundage held a grudge from an incident in which he propositioned her, and she turned him down.^[2] 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

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Louis Zamperini – long-distance runner competing in the 5000-meter event.
Don Lash – long-distance runner competing in the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter events.
Ellison Brown – marathon runner.

Basketball

Main article: Basketball 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

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

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

22 fencers represented the United States in 1936.

Men's foil

Men's team foil

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

Men's épée

Men's team épée

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

Men's sabre

Men's team sabre

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

Women's foil

Football (soccer)

Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

Men's team

Women's team

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1936.

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1936.^[3]

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

Men's eight

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Six shooters represented the United States in 1936.

25 m rapid fire pistol

50 m pistol

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

^ "United States at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
^ Maraniss, David (2008). Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World. New York, Simon & Schuster. p. 415. ISBN 1-4165-3407-5.
^ 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.

National Olympic Committees at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany

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