United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| 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 |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| 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][2][3]
Medalists
[edit]Athletics
[edit]Men's events
- 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
[edit]The men's basketball team won the gold medal. The players were as follows:
- Sam Balter
- Ralph Bishop
- Joe Fortenberry
- Tex Gibbons
- Francis Johnson
- Carl Knowles
- Frank Lubin
- Art Mollner
- Donald Piper
- Jack Ragland
- Willard Schmidt
- Carl Shy
- Duane Swanson
- Bill Wheatley
Boxing
[edit]- Jack Wilson – Won 1 silver medal in the bantamweight.
- Louis Laurie – Won 1 bronze medal in the flyweight.
Canoeing
[edit]- Ernest Riedel – Won 1 bronze medal in K1 10000 meters.
Results
- U.S. 0–1 Italy
Roster
Rowing
[edit]The men's eight-man team won the gold medal. The team consisted of the following rowers:
- Herbert Morris
- Charles Day
- Gordon Adam
- John White
- James McMillin
- George Hunt
- Joe Rantz
- Don Hume
- Robert Moch
Women competitors
[edit]Athletics
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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.[4] 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Boxing
[edit]Canoeing
[edit]Cycling
[edit]Six cyclists represented the United States in 1936.
Diving
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Points | Rank | ||
| Richard Degener | 3 m springboard | 163.57 | 
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| Alan Greene | 146.29 | 
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| Marshall Wayne | 159.56 | 
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| Frank Kurtz | 10 m platform | 108.61 | 5 |
| Elbert Root | 110.60 |
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| Marshall Wayne | 113.58 |
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- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Marjorie Gestring | 3 m springboard | 89.27 |
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| Dorothy Poynton-Hill | 82.36 |
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| Katherine Rawls | 88.35 |
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| Velma Dunn | 10 m platform | 33.63 |
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| Cornelia Gilissen | 30.47 | 5 | |
| Dorothy Poynton-Hill | 33.93 |
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Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]22 fencers represented the United States in 1936.
Football (soccer)
[edit]Gymnastics
[edit]16 gymnasts, 8 men and 8 women, represented the United States in 1936.
- Men's team
- Frank Cumiskey
- Kenny Griffin
- Frank Haubold
- Al Jochim
- Fred Meyer
- Chet Phillips
- Artie Pitt
- George Wheeler
- Women's team
- Jennie Caputo
- Connie Caruccio-Lenz
- Margaret Duff
- Irma Haubold
- Marie Kibler
- Ada Lunardoni
- Adelaide Meyer
- Mary Wright
Handball
[edit]Hockey
[edit]Modern pentathlon
[edit]Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1936.
Rowing
[edit]The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1936.[5]
- William Haskins
- Roger W. Cutler Jr.
- Paul Austin
- Robert B. Cutler
- Edward Bennett (cox)
- Herbert Morris
- Charles Day
- Gordon Adam
- John White
- James McMillin
- George Hunt
- Joe Rantz
- Don Hume
- Robert Moch (cox)
Sailing
[edit]US Athletes:
2-person Keelboat, open - Star Class
William G. Waterhouse and Woody Metcalf.
Shooting
[edit]Six shooters represented the United States in 1936.
Swimming
[edit]Ranks given are within the heat.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Peter Fick | 100 m freestyle | 57.6 OR | 1 Q | 58.2 | 3 Q | 59.7 | 6 |
| Arthur Highland | 59.9 | 2 Q | 59.4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Arthur Lindegren | 58.3 | 1 Q | 58.7 | 3 Q | 59.9 | 7 | |
| Ralph Flanagan | 400 m freestyle | 4:54.7 | 2 Q | 4:49.9 | 2 Q | 4:52.7 | 4 |
| John Macionis | 4:57.1 | 2 Q | 4:56.4 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Jack Medica | 4:55.9 | 1 Q | 4:48.2 | =2 Q | 4:44.5 OR |
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| Jim Cristy | 1500 m freestyle | 20:26.5 | 1 Q | 20:25.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Ralph Flanagan | 19:49.9 | 2 Q | 19:59.4 | 2 Q | 19:54.8 | 5 | |
| Jack Medica | 19:55.5 | 1 Q | 19:42.8 | 1 Q | 19:34.0 |
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| Taylor Drysdale | 100 m backstroke | 1:09.0 | 1 Q | 1:08.6 | 1 Q | 1:09.4 | 4 |
| Adolph Kiefer | 1:06.9 OR | 1 Q | 1:06.8 OR | 1 Q | 1:05.9 OR |
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| Al Vande Weghe | 1:10.6 | 2 Q | 1:08.6 | 2 Q | 1:07.7 |
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| John Higgins | 200 m breaststroke | 2:48.8 | 1 Q | 2:44.0 | 2 Q | 2:45.2 | 4 |
| Jack Kasley | 2:54.4 | 3 Q | 2:53.4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Ray Kaye | 2:48.5 | 3 Q | 2:49.2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Ralph Flanagan John Macionis Paul Wolf Jack Medica Ralph Gilman* Charles Hutter* |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | — | 9:10.4 | 1 Q | 9:03.0 |
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*Swimmers who participated in the semifinals only and did not receive medals.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bernice Lapp | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.0 | 1 Q | 1:09.6 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Olive McKean | 1:09.3 | 3 Q | 1:08.9 | 3 Q | 1:08.4 | 6 | |
| Katherine Rawls | 1:08.5 | 3 Q | 1:08.5 | 3 Q | 1:08.7 | 7 | |
| Mary Lou Petty | 400 m freestyle | 6:16.6 | 3 Q | 5:45.9 | 4 q | 5:32.2 | 4 |
| Lenore Wingard | 5:34.0 | 2 Q | 5:42.2 | 2 Q | 5:29.0 |
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| Alice Bridges | 100 m backstroke | 1:19.2 | 1 Q | 1:20.4 | 3 Q | 1:19.4 |
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| Edith Motridge | 1:21.0 | 1 Q | 1:19.1 | 2 Q | 1:19.6 | 4 | |
| Iris Cummings | 200 m breaststroke | 3:21.9 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Ann Govednik | 3:25.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Dorothy Schiller | 3:17.4 | 5 q | 3:18.5 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Katherine Rawls Bernice Lapp Mavis Freeman Olive McKean Elizabeth Ryan* |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | 4:47.1 | 1 Q | 4:40.2 |
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*Swimmers who participated in the semifinals only and did not receive medals.
Water polo
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]Art competitions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "United States at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ "1936 Summer Olympics Overview". Olympedia.
- ^ "Berlin 1936 Medal Table". International Olympic Committee.
- ^ 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.
