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was the host nation and top medal recipient at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

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. 433 competitors, 389 men and 44 women, took part in 143 events in 22 sports. The total of 33 gold and 89 total medals still stands as a record medal tally for unified Germany.

Medalists

Gold

Hans Woellke Hans-Otto Woellke (18 February 1911 – 22 March 1943) was a Nazi German shot putter, who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Biography Woellke won the British AAA Championships title in the shot put event at the 1937 AAA Champions ...

— Athletics, Men's Shot Put *

Karl Hein Karl Hein may refer to: * Karl Hein (athlete) (1908–1982), German hammer thrower * Karl Hein (footballer) (born 2002), Estonian footballer {{hndis, Hein, Karl ...

— Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw * Gerhard Stöck — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw *

Gisela Mauermayer Gisela Mauermayer (24 November 1913 – 9 January 1995) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the discus. She won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. Biography Gisela Mauermayer was born on 24 November 1913 ...

— Athletics, Women's Discus Throw * Tilly Fleischer — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw * Willi Kaiser — Boxing, Men's Flyweight * Herbert Runge — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight * Ernst Krebs — Canoeing, Men's K1 10,000m Kayak Singles * Ludwig Landen and Paul Wevers — Canoeing, Men's K2 10,000m Kayak Pairs *

Toni Merkens Nikolaus Anton "Toni" Merkens (21 June 1912 – 20 June 1944) was a racing cyclist from Germany and Olympic champion. He represented his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he won the gold medal in the men's 1000 met ...

— Cycling, Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) *

Ernst Ihbe Ernst Ihbe (20 December 1913 – 30 August 1992) was a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in Men's tandem at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as ...

and Carl Lorenz — Cycling, Men's 2000m Tandem *

Ludwig Stubbendorf Ludwig Stubbendorf (24 February 1906 – 17 July 1941) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, wer ...

— Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual *

Rolf Lippert __NOTOC__ Rudolf Lippert (29 October 1900 – 1 April 1945) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. In 1936 he and his horse ''Fasan'' ...

, and

Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim (20 August 1909 in Hanover – 28 January 1953) was a German army Cavalry officer, a horse rider who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, securing a gold medal for the German equestrian team whilst suf ...

— Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team * Kurt Hasse — Equestrian, Jumping Individual *

Heinz Brandt Heinz Brandt (11 March 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German officer. During World War II he served as an aide to General Adolf Heusinger, the head of the operations unit of the General Staff. He may have inadvertently saved Adolf Hitler's life, ...

, Kurt Hasse, and Marten von Barnekow — Equestrian, Jumping Team *

Heinz Pollay Heinz Pollay (4 February 1908 in Köslin, Pomerania – 14 May 1979) was a German (later West German) horse rider who competed in dressage from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two golds (Dressage ...

— Equestrian, Dressage Individual * Friedrich Gerhard,

, and Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski — Equestrian, Dressage Team *

Alfred Schwarzmann Alfred Schwarzmann (22 March 1912 – 11 March 2000) was a German Olympic gymnast. He won three gold and two bronze medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and another silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. During World War II, Schwarzmann serve ...

— Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual *

Konrad Frey Konrad Frey (24 April 1909 in Bad Kreuznach – 24 May 1974 ib.) was a German gymnast best known to be the most successful German male competitor at a single Olympics. With 3 Gold and 6 medals in total at the 1936 Summer Olympics, he had beaten ...

— Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars *

— Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault *

— Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse *

Franz Beckert Franz Ernst Beckert (13 March 1907 – 7 September 1973) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an in ...

, Willi Stadel, Walter Steffens, and

Matthias Volz Matthias Max Volz (4 May 1910 in Schwabach – 26 August 2004 in Spalt) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin ...

— Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises *

Anita Bärwirth Anita Bärwirth (30 August 1918 – 13 July 1994) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, as a member of the German women's gymnastics team. As there were no individual medals in women's gymnastics in 1936, Bärwi ...

Erna Bürger Erna Bürger (26 July 1909 – 21 June 1958) was a German gymnast. She competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and won a team gold medal. She also placed second in the individual event behind teammate Trudi Meyer Gertrud "Trudi" Meyer (13 ...

Isolde Frölian Isolde Frölian (8 April 1908 – 6 November 1957) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an in ...

, Friedl Iby,

Trudi Meyer Gertrud "Trudi" Meyer (13 July 1914 – 23 October 1999) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 she won the gold medal as a member of the German gymnastics team. Although Meyer was the highest individual ...

Paula Pöhlsen Paula Pöhlsen (11 September 1913 – 6 January 2003) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, wer ...

, Julie Schmitt, and

Käthe Sohnemann Käthe or Kate Sohnemann (6 May 1913 – 15 October 1997) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, ...

— Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises * Willy Bandholz, Wilhelm Baumann, Helmut Berthold, Helmut Braselmann, Wilhelm Brinkmann, Georg Dascher, Kurt Dossin, Fritz Fromm, Hermann Hansen, Erich Herrmann, Heinrich Keimig, Hans Keiter, Alfred Klingler, Artur Knautz, Heinz Körvers, Karl Kreutzberg,

Wilhelm Müller Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Müller (7 October 1794 – 30 September 1827) was a German lyric poet, best known as the author of ''Die schöne Müllerin'' (1821) and ''Winterreise'' (1823). These would later be the source of inspiration for two song cy ...

Günther Ortmann Günther Ortmann (30 November 1916 – 10 January 2002) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berl ...

, Edgar Reinhardt, Fritz Spengler,

Rudolf Stahl Rudolf Stahl (11 February 1912 – 7 June 1984) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, ...

, and Hans Theilig — Handball, Men's Team Competition *

Gotthard Handrick Gotthard Handrick (25 October 1908 – 30 May 1978) was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Career Handrick was born on 25 October 1908 in Zittau, at the time in the Kingdom of Saxon ...

— Modern Pentathlon, Men's Individual Competition * Gustav Schäfer — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls * Willi Eichhorn and Hugo Strauß — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs * Herbert Adamski, Dieter Arend and

Gerhard Gustmann Gerhard Gustmann (13 August 1910 – 30 March 1992) was a German Rowing (sport), rower, born in Bonn, who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the gold medal as member of the German boat in the Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics ...

— Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs * Rudolf Eckstein, Martin Karl,

Willi Menne Wilhelm Menne (11 August 1910 – 27 March 1945), also known as Willi Menne, was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics where he won the gold medal as a member of the German crew in the coxless four competition. He was killed i ...

, and Toni Rom — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours *

Fritz Bauer Fritz Bauer (16 July 1903 – 1 July 1968) was a German Jewish judge and prosecutor. He played an instrumental role in the post-war capture of former Holocaust planner Adolf Eichmann, and in bringing about the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials. Early ...

, Ernst Gaber, Hans Maier, Paul Söllner, and Walter Volle — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours * Peter Bischoff and Hans-Joachim Weise — Sailing, Men's Star * Cornelius van Oyen — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol * Josef Manger — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight

Silver

* Lutz Long — Athletics, Men's Long Jump * Erwin Blask — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw * Anni Steuer — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles *

Luise Krüger Luise Krüger (January 11, 1915 – June 13, 2001) was a female, German athlete, who competed mainly in the javelin. She won the bronze medal for her native country at the 1934 Women's World Games in London and the silver medal at the ...

— Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw *

Michael Murach Michael Murach (1 February 1911 – 16 August 1941) was a German amateur welterweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the 1936 Olympics, losing in the final to Sten Suvio. Murach won a European title in 1937 and five national titles in 1935 and ...

— Boxing, Men's Welterweight * Richard Vogt — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight * Helmut Cämmerer — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000m Kayak Singles *

Fritz Bondroit Friedrich Karl Bondroit (26 March 1912 – 19 September 1974) was a German canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Herford Herford (; ) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the lowlands bet ...

and

Ewald Tilker Ewald Tilker (3 November 1911 – 8 September 1998) was a German canoeist who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event with Fritz Bondroit Friedrich Karl Bondroit (26 March 1912 – ...

— Canoeing, Men's K2 1000m Kayak Pairs * Erich Hanisch and Willi Horn — Canoeing, Men's F2 10,000m Folding Kayak Pairs * Friedrich Gerhard — Equestrian, Dressage Individual *

Helene Mayer Helene Julie Mayer (20 December 1910 – 10 October 1953) was a German-born fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. She competed for Nazi Germany in Berlin, despit ...

— Fencing, Women's Foil Individual *

— Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar * Hermann auf der Heide, Ludwig Beisiegel, Erich Cuntz, Karl Dröse, Alfred Gerdes, Werner Hamel, Harald Huffmann, Erwin Keller, Herbert Kemmer, Werner Kubitzki, Paul Mehlitz, Carl Menke, Fritz Messner,

Detlef Okrent Detlef Okrent (26 October 1909 in Rostock – 24 January 1983 in Leverkusen) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the German NSDAP and SS. He was a member of the German field hoc ...

, Heinrich Peter, Heinz Raack,

Carl Ruck Carl Anton Paul Ruck (born December 8, 1935, Bridgeport, Connecticut) is a professor in the Classical Studies department at Boston University. He received his B.A. at Yale University, his M.A. at the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. at Harvar ...

, Hans Scherbart, Heinz Schmalix, Tito Warnholtz,

Kurt Weiß Kurt "Kutti" Weiß (30 March 1906 in Berlin - 29 May 1995 in Berlin) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played three matc ...

, and

Erich Zander Erich Zander (11 April 1905 in Kassel - 15 April 1991 in Eutin) was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olymp ...

— Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition * Willi Kaidel and Joachim Pirsch — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls *

Werner Krogmann Werner Herman Otto Krogmann (February 5, 1901 – November 19, 1954) was a German Sailor. He won the Silver medal in Monotype class (O-Jolle) in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest ...

— Sailing, Men's Monotype Class *

Heinz Hax Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax (24 January 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a German army general and sportsman. His sports career was as a German modern pentathlete and sport shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Ol ...

— Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol *

Erich Krempel Erich Krempel (18 August 1913 – 26 September 1992) was a German Shooting sports, sport shooter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal in the 50 metre pistol event. References

1913 births 1992 deat ...

— Shooting, Men's Free Pistol *

Erwin Sietas Erwin Sietas (24 July 1910 – 20 July 1989) was a German swimmer who specialized in the 200 m breaststroke. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and finished in fourth, fourth and second place, respectively. Sietas was known for his f ...

— Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke *

Martha Genenger Martha Ludowika Genenger (later Engfeld, 11 November 1911 – 1 August 1995) was a German swimmer. She won a European title in 1934 and a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the ...

— Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke *

Gisela Arendt Gisela Jacob (née Gisela Arendt; 5 November 1918 – 18 February 1969) was a German swimmer who won three medals at the 1934 European Aquatics Championships and two medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1952 Olympics 1952 ...

Ruth Halbsguth Ruth Halbsguth (9 December 1916 – 12 October 2003) was a German swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was born in Eckernförde Eckernförde (; , sometimes also ; , sometimes also ) is a city located in the of Rendsburg-Ec ...

Leni Lohmar Magdalena "Leni" Lohmar (later ''Henze'') (October 19, 1914 – December 31, 2006) was a German swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially bran ...

, and

Inge Schmitz Ingeborg Schmitz (born 22 April 1922) is a German former swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international m ...

— Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay *

Paul Klingenburg Paul Klingenburg (19 October 1907 – 10 September 1964) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played six matches including the final. See also * G ...

, Bernhard Baier, Fritz Gunst,

Gustav Schürger Gustav Schürger (4 January 1908 – 10 June 1969) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played six matches including the final. See also * List of ...

, Josef Hauser,

Alfred Kienzle Alfred Kienzle (1 May 1913 – 4 September 1940) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played one match. He was killed in action during World Wa ...

Hans Schulze Hans Schulze (25 August 1911 – 26 January 1992) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played all four ...

Helmuth Schwenn Helmuth Schwenn (27 January 1913 – 16 July 1983) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Career Schwenningen won an Olympic silver medal in water polo in the Olympics in 1936 in Berlin. He was part of the Germ ...

, Hans Schneider,

Heinrich Krug Heinrich Krug (born 22 September 1911; date of death unknown) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German team which won the silver medal. He played one match. See also * List of Olympic me ...

and

Fritz Stolze Fritz Stolze (20 December 1910 – 6 March 1972) was a German water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the German team that won the silver medal. He played one match as goalkeeper. See also * Germany men's Olym ...

— Water Polo, Men's Team Competition *

Rudolf Ismayr Rudolf Ismayr (14 October 1908 – 9 May 1998) was a German weightlifter. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as a silver medal at the 1938 World Champi ...

— Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight * Eugen Deutsch — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight *

Fritz Schäfer Fritz Schäfer (7 September 1912 in Pirmasens – 15 October 1973 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein) was a German Amateur wrestling, wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1912 births 1973 deaths Oly ...

— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight *

Ludwig Schweickert Ludwig Schweickert (26 April 1915 in Fürth – 11 July 1943 near Oryol, Soviet Union) was a German Amateur wrestling, wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 1937 European Wrestling Championships, 1937 and 1939 ...

— Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight * Wolfgang Ehrl — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight

Bronze

* Alfred Dompert — Athletics, Men's 3000m Steeplechase * Erich Borchmeyer, Erwin Gillmeister,

Gerd Hornberger Gerd Hornberger (17 February 1910 – 13 September 1988) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Repu ...

, and Wilhelm Leichum — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay *

Helmut Hamann Helmut Hamann (31 August 1912 – 22 June 1941) was a German athlete from Berlin who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Hamann competed for Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany in the 4 × 400 metre relay where he ...

Rudolf Harbig Rudolf Waldemar Harbig (8 November 1913 – 5 March 1944) was a German athlete. As a middle distance runner he was best known for the 800 metres world record that he set in Milan in 1939. He also held the European record in the 400 metres from ...

, Harry Voigt, and

Friedrich von Stülpnagel Friedrich Gottlob von Stülpnagel (16 July 1913 – 7 July 1996) was a German track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Stülpnagel was born in Lichterfelde in the German capital of Berlin. He was the son of Ferdin ...

— Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Gerhard Stöck — Athletics, Men's Shot Put *

Käthe Krauß Käthe or Kathe is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Käthe Dorsch (1890–1957), German actress * Käthe Gold (1907–1997), Austrian actress *Käthe Grasegger, later Deuschl (1917–2001), German alpine skier *Kathe Green (b ...

— Athletics, Women's 100 metres * Elfriede Kaun — Athletics, Women's High Jump * Paula Mollenhauer — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw *

Josef Miner Josef Miner (15 July 1914 in Breslau, German Empire – 1944 in Huși, Romania) was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the featherweight class after winning the third-place bout ve ...

— Boxing, Men's Featherweight * Xaver Hörmann — Canoeing, Men's F1 10,000m Folding Kayak Singles * Erich Koschik — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000m Canadian Singles * Rudolf Karsch — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial * Hermann Stork — Diving, Men's Platform *

Käthe Köhler Käthe Köhler (born 10 November 1913; date of death unknown) was a German diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were a ...

— Diving, Women's Platform * Otto Adam,

Erwin Casmir Erwin Casmir (2 December 1895 – 19 April 1982) was a German fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad ...

Julius Eisenecker Julius Eisenecker (21 March 1903 – 12 October 1981) was a German fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 193 ...

, August Heim,

Siegried Lerdon Siegfried Lerdon (8 August 1905 – 9 October 1964) was a German fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially bra ...

, and

Stefan Rosenbauer Stefan Rosenbauer (24 March 1896 – 18 August 1967) was a German fencer and photographer. He won a bronze medal in the team foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () ...

— Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition *

Hans Esser Hans Esser (15 January 1909 – 26 August 1988) was a German fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially brand ...

, August Heim, Hans Jörger, and Richard Wahl — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition *

— Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual *

— Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar *

— Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars *

— Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault *

— Gymnastics, Men's Rings *

— Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises * Hans-Joachim Hannemann, Heinz Kaufmann, Hans Kuschke, Werner Loeckle, Wilhelm Mahlow,

Helmut Radach Helmut Radach (1 February 1915 – 13 April 1999) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an internati ...

, Alfred Rieck, Herbert Schmidt, and

Gerd Völs Gerd Völs (22 December 1909 – 15 March 1991) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an internationa ...

— Rowing, Men's Eights * Fritz Bischoff, Hans Howaldt,

Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Alfried Felix Alwyn Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (13 August 1907 – 30 July 1967) was a German engineer and the last personal sole owner of the company Fried. Krupp. The eldest of eight siblings, he came from the Krupp family on his mother's ...

, Eduard Mohr,

Felix Scheder-Bieschin Felix Scheder-Bieschin (22 October 1899 – 2 September 1940) was a German sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. During World War II he served in Kriegsmarine as a Korvettenkapitan and was killed in action Killed in action ...

, and Otto Wachs — Sailing, 8 Meter Class *

— Swimming, Women's 100m Freestyle * Karl Jansen — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight *

Adolf Wagner Adolf Wagner (1 October 1890 – 12 April 1944) was a German Nazi Party official and politician who served as the ''Gauleiter'' in Munich and as the powerful Interior Minister of Bavaria throughout most of the Third Reich. Early years Born in A ...

— Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight * Jakob Brendel — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Bantamweight * Kurt Hornfischer — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight * Johannes Herbert — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight * Erich Siebert — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight

Athletics

Basketball

First round

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

Second round

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

Second consolation round

Winners advanced to the third round.

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1936. ; Individual road race *

Fritz Scheller Fritz Scheller (22 September 1914 – 22 July 1997) was a German cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and ...

* Willi Meurer * Fritz Ruland * Emil Schöpflin ; Team road race *

* Willi Meurer * Fritz Ruland * Emil Schöpflin ;

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;

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

* Rudolf Karsch ;

Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which two or more animals, machines, or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. ''Tandem'' can also be used more generally to refer to any group of persons or objects w ...

* Carl Lorenz ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* Erich Arndt * Heinz Hasselberg * Heiner Hoffmann *

Karl Klöckner Karl Klöckner (born 12 January 1915, date of death unknown) was a German cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially bra ...

Diving

;Men ;Women

Equestrian

Fencing

16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1936. ; Men's foil *

* August Heim ; Men's team foil * Siegfried Lerdon, August Heim,

, Otto Adam ; Men's épée * Siegfried Lerdon * Ernst Röthig * Otto Schröder ; Men's team épée * Siegfried Lerdon,

Sepp Uhlmann Josef "Sepp" Uhlmann (21 October 1902 – 20 July 1968) was a German fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially brand ...

, Eugen Geiwitz, Ernst Röthig, Otto Schröder ; Men's sabre * Richard Wahl * August Heim ; Men's team sabre * Richard Wahl,

, August Heim,

Hans-Georg Jörger Hans-Georg Jörger (born 26 November 1903, date of death unknown) was a German fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and of ...

; Women's foil *

Hedwig Haß Hedwig Haß (28 July 1902 – 2 January 1992) was a German fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially br ...

Olga Oelkers Olga Oelkers (21 May 1887 – 10 January 1969) was a German foil fencer. She competed at the 1928 and 1936 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1928, behind her teammate Helene Mayer Helene Julie Mayer (20 December 1910 – 10 October 1953) ...

Field hockey

Group B

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Semi-finals

Gold medal match

Football

First round

Quarter-finals

Gymnastics

Handball

Preliminary round

Group A

Final round

Modern pentathlon

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

Hermann Lemp Hermann Lemp born: Heinrich Joseph Hermann Lemp (August 8, 1862 – March 31, 1954) was a Swiss- American electrical engineer; he is credited as the inventor of the modern system of diesel electric traction co-ordination and control. Born ...

* Herbert Bramfeld

Polo

; Group B

Rowing

Germany had 26 rowers participate in seven out of seven

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...

events in 1936. ;

Men's single sculls A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-sec ...

* Gustav Schäfer ; Men's double sculls * Willi Kaidel * Joachim Pirsch ; Men's coxless pair * Willi Eichhorn * Hugo Strauß ; Men's coxed pair *

* Herbert Adamski * Dieter Arend (cox) ; Men's coxless four * Rudolf Eckstein * Anton Rom * Martin Karl * Wilhelm Menne ; Men's coxed four * Hans Maier * Walter Volle * Ernst Gaber * Paul Söllner *

(cox) ; Men's eight * Alfred Rieck *

* Hans Kuschke * Heinz Kaufmann *

* Werner Loeckle * Hans-Joachim Hannemann * Herbert Schmidt * Wilhelm Mahlow (cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Nine shooters represented Germany in 1936. In the 25 m pistol event, Cornelius van Oyen won gold and

Heinrich Hax Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax (24 January 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a German army general and sportsman. His sports career was as a German modern pentathlete and sport shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Ol ...

won silver. ;

25 m rapid fire pistol 25 meter rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events and is shot with .22 LR pistols. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after wh ...

* Cornelius van Oyen *

Georg Dern Georg Dern (born 9 April 1901, date of death unknown) was a German sports shooter. He competed in the 25 m pistol event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially bra ...

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50 m pistol 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since 1936. I ...

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* Paul Wehner * Emil Martin ; 50 m rifle, prone * Johann Schulz * Erich Hotopf * Arran Hoffmann

Swimming

;Men ''Ranks given are within the heat.'' ;Women ''Ranks given are within the heat.'' ''*Swimmer who participated in the semifinals only and did not receive a medal.''

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

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Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Top Summer Olympics medal-winning nations Nations at the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, then part of the King ...