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competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in

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. 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.

Medalists

Athletics

Archie Williams Archie Franklin Williams (May 1, 1915 – June 24, 1993) was an American U.S. Air Force officer, athlete, and teacher. He was the winner of the 400 meter run at the 1936 Summer Olympics. As recorded on his birth certificate, his name is Archie a ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the

400m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...

race. *

Jesse Owens James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifet ...

- Won 4 gold medals in the

100m The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

race, the 200m race, the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

, and the

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team. * John Woodruff- Won 1 gold medals in the 800m race. * Mack Robinson- Won 1 silver medal in the 200m race. *

Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tola ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the

team and 1 silver medal in the

race. *

James LuValle James Ellis LuValle (November 10, 1912 – January 30, 1993) was an American athlete and scientist. He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics, and was an accomplished chemist and founder of the Graduate Students Assoc ...

- Won 1 bronze medal in the

race. *

Glenn Cunningham Glenn Cunningham may refer to: * Glenn Cunningham (athlete) (1909–1988), American runner, Olympic Games medalist *Glenn Cunningham (Nebraska politician) (1912–2003), American politician, mayor of Omaha, and congressman for Nebraska *Glenn Cunni ...

- Won 1 silver medal in the

1500m The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athlet ...

race. *

Forrest Towns Forrest Grady "Spec" Towns (February 6, 1914 – April 9, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. He was the 1936 Olympic champion in the 110 m hurdles and broke the world record in that event three times. Born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the 110m hurdles. * Fritz Pollard- Won 1 bronze medal in the 110m hurdles. *

Glenn Hardin Glenn Foster "Slats" Hardin (July 1, 1910 – March 6, 1975) was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Derma, Mississippi, Glenn Hardin was the world's dominant 400 m hurdler in the 1930s and was e ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the 400m hurdles. *

Foy Draper Foy Draper (November 26, 1911 – February 1, 1943) was an American track and field athlete who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. As a University of Southern California student, Draper won the IC4A championships ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the

. *

Frank Wykoff Frank Clifford Wykoff (October 29, 1909 – January 1, 1980) was an American athlete, triple gold medal winner in 4 × 100 m relay at the Olympic Games. Career Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Frank Wykoff has a place in track and field h ...

- 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 David Donald Albritton (April 13, 1913 – May 14, 1994) was an American athlete, teacher, coach, and state legislator. He had a long athletic career that spanned three decades and numerous titles and was one of the first high jumpers to use th ...

- Won 1 silver medal in the high jump. *

Delos Thurber Delos Packard Thurber (November 23, 1916 in Los Angeles, California – May 12, 1987 in San Diego, California) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He graduated from the University of Southern California. He competed ...

- Won 1 bronze medal in the high jump. *

Earle Meadows Earle Elmer Meadows (June 29, 1913 – November 11, 1992) was an American pole vaulter who won a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics. His winning vault is featured in Leni Riefenstahl's film '' Olympia''. Meadows had a long rivalry with Bill Sefton ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

. * Ken Carpenter- Won 1 gold medal in the discus. *

Gordon Dunn Gordon Glover "Slinger" Dunn (April 16, 1912 – July 26, 1964) was an American discus thrower who won a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, a U.S. Navy lieutenant, and former mayor of Fresno, California from 1949-1957. Godron Dunn was b ...

- Won 1 silver medal in the discus. *

Glenn Morris Glenn Edgar Morris (June 18, 1912 – January 31, 1974) was a U.S. track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936, setting new world and Olympic records. He attended Colorado A&M — now known as Colorado Sta ...

- 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 following. *

Sam Balter Samuel Balter Jr. (October 15, 1909 – August 8, 1998) was an American basketball player who won a gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was also a renowned sportscaster. Career Balter was born in Detroit, Michigan. He went first to Li ...

Ralph Bishop Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

* Joe Fortenberry *

Tex Gibbons : ''For other persons named John Gibbons see John Gibbons (disambiguation)'' John Haskell "Tex" Gibbons (October 7, 1907 – May 30, 1984) was an American basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five ...

* Francis Johnson * Carl Knowles * Frank Lubin * Art Mollner * Donald Piper *

Jack Ragland Jack Williamson Ragland (October 9, 1913 – June 14, 1996) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches inclu ...

Willard Schmidt Willard Raymond Schmidt (May 29, 1928 – March 22, 2007) was an American professional baseball player, a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1952 and 1959. Listed at , , Schmidt batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hays, ...

* Carl Shy * Duane Swanson * Bill Wheatley

Boxing

* Jack Wilson- Won 1 silver medal in the

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. *Louis Daniel Lauria- Won 1 bronze medal in the

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Canoeing

* Ernest Riedel- Won 1 bronze medal in K1 10000 metres.

Football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

Results :* U.S. 0-1 Italy Roster :* Charles Altemose :* Frank Bartkus :*

Edward Begley Edward James Begley Sr. (March 25, 1901 – April 28, 1970) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1962) an ...

:* Julius Chmielewski :* James Crockett :* William Fiedler :* Andrew Gajda :* Frank Greinert :* Fred Lutkefedder :* George Nemchik :*

Peter Pietras Peter Pietras (April 21, 1908 – April 1993) was a U.S. soccer player who was a member of the U.S. national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1936 Summer Olympics. He also played five seasons in the American Soccer League. He was a ...

Francis Ryan Francis J. “Hun” Ryan (January 10, 1908, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 14, 1977, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American soccer midfielder. He earned three caps, scoring one goal, with the U.S. national team between 19 ...

:* Fred Zbikowski :* Fritz Stoll :* Rob Denton

Rowing

The men's eight-man team won the gold medal. The team consisted of the following: * Herbert Morris * Charles Day *

Gordon Adam Gordon Johnston Adam (born 28 March 1934) is a British mining engineer and Labour Party politician. With one brief interruption, he served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for 25 years. Training and career Adam went to Carlisle Gr ...

* John White * James McMillin * George Hunt * Joe Rantz * Don Hume *

Robert Moch Robert Gaston Moch (June 20, 1914 – January 18, 2005) was an American rower who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Moch was born and raised in Montesano, Washington. He was the class valedictorian at Montesano High in 1932. His ...

Women Competitors

Athletics

Helen Stephens Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete and a double Olympic champion in 1936. Biography Stephens, nicknamed the "Fulton Flash" after her birthplace, Fulton, Missouri, was a strong athlete in sprin ...

- Won 2 gold medals in the

race and the

. *

Harriet Bland Harriet Claiborne Bland (February 13, 1915 – November 6, 1991), later Harriet Bland Green, was an American sprinter from St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. Early life Bland was born in St. Louis, the daughter of Isabelle Heard Bland. She atten ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the

. *

Betty Robinson Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women. Early life Robinson was born in Riverdale, Illinois. She was a student at Thornton Township ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the

. *

Annette Rogers Annette Rogers (later ''Kelly'', October 22, 1913 – November 8, 2006) was an American sprinter and high jumper. She competed in the individual 100 m, 4×100 m relay and high jump at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two gold medals in the rela ...

- Won 1 gold medal in the

Swimming

*Famous swimmer

Eleanor Holm Eleanor G. Holm (December 6, 1913 – January 31, 2004) was an American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. An Olympian in 1928 and 1932, she was expelled from the 1936 Summer Olympics team by Avery Brundage under controversial circu ...

was suspended by

Avery Brundage Avery Brundage (; September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was an American sports administrator who served as the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee from 1952 to 1972. The only American and only non-European to attain that p ...

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 Dina Willemina Jacoba "Nida" Senff (3 April 1920 – 27 June 1995) was a backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the 100 metres backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. She did so after missing a turning point, went back to pu ...

. Decades later, Holm told Olympic sprinter

Dave Sime David William Sime (; July 25, 1936 – January 12, 2016) was an American sprinter, multi-sport athlete at Duke University, and a pioneering ophthalmologist. He won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1960 Olympic Games. He held sever ...

that Brundage held a grudge from an incident in which he propositioned her, and she turned him down.Maraniss, David (2008). ''Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World''. New York, Simon & Schuster. p. 415. . 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

* Louis Zamperini - long-distance runner competing on the 5000-meter event * Don Lash - long-distance runner competing on the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter events *

Ellison Brown Ellison Myers Brown (September 22, 1913 – August 23, 1975), widely known as Tarzan Brown, a direct descendant of the last acknowledged royal family of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island (also known as Deerfoot amongst his people), was a two- ...

- Marathon runner

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Six cyclists represented the United States in 1936. ; Individual road race * Albert Byrd * Charles Morton * Paul Nixon * John Sinibaldi ; Team road race * Albert Byrd * Charles Morton * Paul Nixon * John Sinibaldi ; Sprint * Al Sellinger ;

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

* Al Sellinger ;

Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

* William Logan * Al Sellinger ;

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 ...

* Albert Byrd * William Logan * Charles Morton * John Sinibaldi

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

22 fencers represented the United States in 1936. ; Men's foil * Joe Levis * Hugh Alessandroni * Bill Pecora ; Men's team foil * Joe Levis, Hugh Alessandroni, John Potter, John Hurd, Warren Dow, Bill Pecora ; Men's épée * Frederick Weber * Gustave Heiss * Frank Righeimer ; Men's team épée * Frank Righeimer, Thomas Sands,

Tracy Jaeckel Tracy Jaeckel (February 5, 1905 – August 6, 1969) was an American fencing, fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. See also *List of Princeton University Olympians References External links

, Gustave Heiss, José Raoul de Capriles, Andrew Boyd ; Men's sabre * John Huffman * Peter Bruder * Norman Cohn-Armitage ; Men's team sabre * Peter Bruder,

Miguel de Capriles Miguel de Capriles (November 30, 1906 – May 24, 1981) was a Mexican-born American fencer, a President of the FIE, a former dean of the New York University School of Law and one of the world's leading authorities on fencing. Biography Dr ...

, Bela De Nagy, John Huffman, Samuel Stewart, Norman Cohn-Armitage ; Women's foil * Marion Lloyd * Dorothy Locke * Joanna de Tuscan

Football

Gymnastics

16 gymnasts, 8 men and 8 women, represented the United States in 1936. ;Men's team *

Frank Cumiskey Frank Cumiskey (6 September 1912 – 22 July 2004) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Cumiskey was a resident of North Bergen, New Jersey North ...

* Kenny Griffin * Frank Haubold *

Al Jochim Alfred August Jochim (June 12, 1902 – March 17, 1980) was an American gymnast. He was born in Berlin and died in Lodi, New Jersey. He won two Silver medals in the Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ...

* Fred Meyer * Chet Phillips *

Artie Pitt Arthur E. Pitt (August 14, 1913 – February 1, 2002) was an American gymnastics, gymnast. He competed in Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics, eight events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links

* 1913 births 2 ...

* George Wheeler ;Women's team * Jennie Caputo * Connie Caruccio-Lenz * Margaret Duff * Irma Haubold * Marie Kibler *

Ada Lunardoni Ada Lunardoni (later ''Cumiskey'', then ''Hutcheon''; March 8, 1911 – January 11, 2003) was an American artistic gymnast. She competed in the gymnastics competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics, the first time American women competed in the sp ...

* Adelaide Meyer * Mary Wright

Handball

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1936. * Charles Leonard *

Alfred Starbird Alfred Dodd Starbird (April 28, 1912 – July 28, 1983) was an American modern pentathlete, lieutenant general, and authority on nuclear weaponry. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, class of 1933, he was co ...

* Frederick Weber

Rowing

The United States had 26 rowers participate in all seven

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events in 1936. ; Men's single sculls * Dan Barrow ; Men's double sculls * John Houser *

Bill Dugan William H. Dugan (born June 5, 1959) is an American former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants. Dugan played college football a ...

; Men's coxless pair * Harry Sharkey * George Dahm ; Men's coxed pair * Tom Curran * Joe Dougherty * George Loveless (cox) ; Men's coxless four * James Thomson * Eugene Fruehauf * George Hague * Alfred Sapecky ; Men's coxed four * William Haskins * Roger W. Cutler Jr. * Paul Austin * Robert B. Cutler * Edward Bennett (cox) ; Men's eight * Herbert Morris * Charles Day *

* John White * James McMillin * George Hunt * Joe Rantz * Don Hume *

(cox)

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented the United States in 1936. ;

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 whic ...

* Ingals Fisher * Morris Doob * Dean Hudnutt ;

50 m pistol The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...

Elliott Jones Elliott Hamilton Jones (July 18, 1870 – October 11, 1951) was an American football player and coach. He served as the first head football coach at Vanderbilt University. Jones played and coached with the Vanderbilt Commodores as team captain f ...

* William Riedell * Ralph Marshall

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

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