At the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. There was a total of 776 participants from 43 countries competing.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Records broken

20 new Olympic records and 6 new world records were set in the athletics events. BASA-3K-15-385-4-Volmari Iso-Hollo, 1936 Summer Olympics

Men's Olympic and world records

Women's Olympic and world records

References

1936 Summer Olympics results: athletics
from https://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-04-05.
International Olympic Committee results database

Notes

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International athletics competitions hosted by Germany

1936 Olympics 1936 Olympics may refer to: *The 1936 Winter Olympics, which were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany *The 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI ...