The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans were second in the medals table to Germany. 359 competitors, 313 men and 46 women, took part in 127 events in 21 sports.
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 medals 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.The men's basketball team won the gold medal. The players were as following.
Sam BalterRalph BishopJoe FortenberryTex GibbonsFrancis JohnsonCarl KnowlesFrank LubinArt MollnerDonald PiperJack RaglandWillard SchmidtCarl ShyDuane SwansonBill WheatleyJack Wilson- Won 1 silver medal in the Bantamweight.Louis Daniel Lauria- Won 1 bronze medal in the Flyweight.Ernest Riedel- Won 1 bronze medal in K1 10000 metres.Results
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Charles AltemoseFrank BartkusEdward BegleyJulius ChmielewskiJames CrockettWilliam FiedlerAndrew GajdaFrank GreinertFred LutkefedderGeorge NemchikPeter PietrasFrancis RyanFred ZbikowskiFritz StollRob DentonThe men's eight-man team won the gold medal. The team consisted of the following:
Herbert MorrisCharles DayGordon AdamJohn WhiteJames McMillinGeorge HuntJoe RantzDon HumeRobert MochHelen 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.Eleanor Holm was the favorite for the 100m backstroke, but after a drinking episode on the voyage over she was suspended by team leader Avery Brundage; she had swum in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, winning gold in 1932.Louis Zamperini - long-distance runner competing on the 5000-meter eventDon Lash - long-distance runner competing on the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter eventsEllison Brown - Marathon runnerSix cyclists, all men, represented the United States in 1936.
Individual road raceAlbert ByrdCharles MortonPaul NixonJohn SinibaldiTeam road raceAlbert ByrdCharles MortonPaul NixonJohn SinibaldiSprintAl SellingerTime trialAl SellingerTandemWilliam LoganAl SellingerTeam pursuitAlbert ByrdWilliam LoganCharles MortonJohn Sinibaldi22 fencers, 19 men and 3 women, represented the United States in 1936.
Men's foilJoe LevisHugh AlessandroniBill PecoraMen's team foilJoe Levis, Hugh Alessandroni, John Potter, John Hurd, Warren Dow, Bill PecoraMen's épéeFrederick WeberGustave HeissFrank RigheimerMen's team épéeFrank Righeimer, Thomas Sands, Tracy Jaeckel, Gustave Heiss, José Raoul de Capriles, Andrew BoydMen's sabreJohn HuffmanPeter BruderNorman Cohn-ArmitageMen's team sabrePeter Bruder, Miguel de Capriles, Bela De Nagy, John Huffman, Samuel Stewart, Norman Cohn-ArmitageWomen's foilMarion LloydDorothy LockeJoanna de Tuscan16 gymnasts, 8 men and 8 women, represented the United States in 1936.
Men's teamFrank CumiskeyKenny GriffinFrank HauboldAl JochimFred MeyerChet PhillipsArtie PittGeorge WheelerWomen's teamJennie CaputoConnie Caruccio-LenzMargaret DuffIrma HauboldMarie KiblerAda LunardoniAdelaide MeyerMary WrightThree male pentathletes represented the United States in 1936.
Charles LeonardAlfred StarbirdFrederick WeberSix shooters represented the United States in 1936.
25 m rapid fire pistolIngals FisherMorris DoobDean Hudnutt50 m pistolElliott JonesWilliam RiedellRalph Marshall 