FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 6th FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are held at Innsbruck, Austria. The events are a downhill, a slalom and a combined race in both the men's and women's categories. The winners are:
Men’s Downhill – Rudolf Rominger (Switzerland)Men’s Slalom – Rudolph Matt (Austria)Men’s Combined – Rudolf Rominger (Switzerland)Women’s Downhill – Evelyn Pinching (Great Britain)Women’s Slalom – Gerda Paumgarten (Austria)Women’s Combined – Evelyn Pinching (Great Britain)Rose Bowl (1935 season):The SMU Mustangs lose 7-0 to the Stanford Indians; share national championshipMinnesota Golden Gophers – college football national championshipGreen Bay Packers defeated the Boston Redskins 21–6 for the NFL championship. The game was moved from Boston to New York's Polo GroundsFirst NFL Draft heldSecond American Football League (AFL) foundedCleveland Rams founded by Homer Marsh as part of AFLEngland
First Division – Sunderland win the 1935–36 title.FA Cup – Arsenal beat Sheffield United 1–0, thanks to a Ted Drake goal.Spain
La Liga won by Athletic BilbaoGermany
German football championship won by NürnbergItaly
Serie A won by BolognaPortugal
Primeira Liga won by S.L. BenficaFrance
French Division 1 won by RC ParisVictorian Football LeagueCollingwood wins the 40th VFL Premiership, beating South Melbourne 11.23 (89) to 10.18 (78) in the 1936 VFL Grand Final.Brownlow Medal awarded to Dinny Ryan (Fitzroy)South Australian National Football League1 August: Glenelg 14.9 (93) defeat South Adelaide 9.32 (86) despite having 23 scoring shots against South’s 41. The eighteen-shot deficit is the greatest deficit in scoring shots by a winning team in a major Australian Rules league.3 October: Port Adelaide 13.19 (97) defeat Sturt 14.10 (94) for their first premiership since 1929 and their eleventh overall. It is the only SANFL Grand Final where the winning team scored fewer goals than the losing team.Magarey Medal won by Bill McCallum (Norwood)Western Australian National Football League10 October: East Perth 11.5 (71) defeat Claremont 9.6 (60) to win their eighth WANFL premiership.Sandover Medal won by George Moloney (Claremont)Japanese Baseball League, as predecessor for Japan Central League and Pacific League of Japan, a first officially game held on February 9.Plans are announced for a Baseball Hall of Fame to be established in 1939, the game's supposed centennial, in Cooperstown, New York. In the first elections to select 15 initial inductees (5 from the 19th century and 10 from the 20th), Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson are selected from the 20th century; the election for 19th century players is plagued by problems and results in no selections. See: Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1936World Series – New York Yankees defeat the New York Giants, 4–2.Nagoya Baseball Club, as predecessor for Chunichi Dragons, officially founded in Japan on January 15.Events
19 June – in one of boxing’s biggest-ever upsets, Max Schmeling knocks out Joe Louis at 2:29 of round 12 at New York's Yankee StadiumLineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – James J. BraddockWorld Light Heavyweight Championship – John Henry LewisWorld Middleweight Championship – vacantWorld Welterweight Championship – Barney RossWorld Lightweight Championship – Tony Canzoneri → Lou AmbersWorld Featherweight Championship – vacantWorld Bantamweight Championship – Baltazar Sangchili → Tony Marino → Sixto EscobarWorld Flyweight Championship – vacant → Benny LynchEvents
Australia tours South Africa, winning the five-test series three tests to nil.England
County Championship – DerbyshireMinor Counties Championship – HertfordshireMost runs – Patsy Hendren 2,654 @ 47.39 (HS 202)Most wickets – Hedley Verity 216 @ 13.18 (BB 9–12)India play a three-Test series of England, losing two and drawing oneWisden Cricketers of the Year – Charlie Barnett, Bill Copson, Alf Gover, Vijay Merchant, Stan WorthingtonAustralia
Sheffield Shield – South AustraliaMost runs – Don Bradman 1,173 @ 130.33 (HS 369)Most wickets – Frank Ward 50 @ 20.94 (BB 6–47)India
Ranji Trophy – Bombay beat Madras by 190 runsBombay Quadrangular – HindusNew Zealand
Plunket Shield – WellingtonSouth Africa
Currie Cup – not contestedWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – British GuianaTour de France
Sylvère Maes wins the 30th Tour de FranceGiro d'Italia
Gino Bartali of Legnano wins the 24th Giro d'ItaliaOlympic Games (Men's Competition) in Berlin won by IndiaWorld Figure Skating Championships:Men’s singles: Karl SchäferLadies’ singles: Sonja HeniePairs: Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier1936 Winter OlympicsMen’s singles: Karl SchäferLadies’ singles: Sonja HeniePairs: Maxi Herber and Ernst BaierMen's professional
Masters Tournament – Horton SmithU.S. Open – Tony ManeroBritish Open – Alf PadghamPGA Championship – Denny ShuteMen's amateur
British Amateur – Hector ThomsonU.S. Amateur – John FischerWomen's professional
Women's Western Open – Opal HillMay 8 – jockey Ralph Neves was involved in a racing accident at Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo, California and mistakenly pronounced dead. A while later, he woke up in the morgue and promptly returned to the racetrack but was not allowed to compete in any of the remaining races because of his "death".Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Golden MillerGrand National – ReynoldstownFlat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup won by WotanCanada – Queen's Plate won by MonsweepFrance – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by CorridaIreland – Irish Derby Stakes won by RaeburnEnglish Triple Crown Races:- 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Pay Up
- Epsom Derby – Mahmoud
- St. Leger Stakes – Boswell
United States Triple Crown Races:- Kentucky Derby – Bold Venture
- Preakness Stakes – Bold Venture
- Belmont Stakes – Granville
The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup Championship 3 games to 1 over the Toronto Maple LeafsCombining this with the Detroit Tigers World Series win and the Detroit Lions NFL Championship, in 1935, Detroit played home to the Championship teams in the MLB, NFL, and NHL in one 12-month period. This feat has yet to be duplicated by any other city.June 21 – first Hungarian Grand Prix held in BudapestEuropean Grand Prix champion – Bernd RosemeyerThe infamous 1936 Summer Olympics take place in BerlinGermany wins the most medals (89) and the most gold medals (33)Jesse Owens wins four athletics gold medalsThe first torch relay takes place from Olympia, Greece1936 Winter Olympics takes place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GermanyNorway wins the most medals (15) and the most gold medals (7)The Boat Race
4 April — Cambridge wins the 88th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race1935–36 European Rugby League Championship / 1936–37 European Rugby League Championship1936 New Zealand rugby league season1936 NSWRFL season1936–37 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1935–36 Northern Rugby Football League season49th Home Nations Championship series is won by WalesWorld Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Horace Lindrum 34–27Events
Inaugural World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women is held in StockholmSpeed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Ivar Ballangrud (Norway)Women's All-round Champion – Kit Klein (USA)1936 Winter Olympics (Men)
500m – gold medal: Ivar Ballangrud (Norway)1500m – gold medal: Charles Mathiesen (Norway)5000m – gold medal: Ivar Ballangrud (Norway)10000m – gold medal: Ivar Ballangrud (Norway)1936 Winter Olympics (Women)
not contestedAustralia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Adrian Quist (Australia) defeats Jack Crawford (Australia) 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 9–7Australian Women's Singles Championship – Joan Hartigan Bathurst (Australia) defeats Nancye Wynne Bolton (Australia) 6–4, 6–4England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) 6–1, 6–1, 6–0Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Jacobs (USA) defeats Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (Denmark) 6–2, 4–6, 7–5France
French Men's Singles Championship – Gottfried von Cramm (Germany) defeats Fred Perry (Great Britain) 6–0, 2–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0French Women's Singles Championship – Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (Germany) defeats Simonne Mathieu (France) 6–3, 6–4USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Fred Perry (Great Britain) defeats Don Budge (USA) 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 1–6, 10–8American Women's Singles Championship – Alice Marble (USA) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 4–6, 6–3, 6–2Davis Cup
1936 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – Great Britain at 3–2 Australia at Centre Court, Wimbledon (grass) London, United KingdomAssociated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Jesse Owens, Track and fieldAssociated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Helen Stephens, Track and field