Canada at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Canada competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 97 competitors, 79 men and 18 women, took part in 69 events in 12 sports.^[1]

IOC codeCAN

NOCCanadian Olympic Committee

Competitors97 in 12 sports

FlagbearerJames Worrall

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Canada at the 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
in Berlin, Germany August 1–16, 1936
Competitors	97 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	James Worrall
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 1 Silver 3 Bronze 5 Total 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 2028
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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In preparation for the Olympics, Canadian Olympic Committee secretary-treasurer Fred Marples urged for branches of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada (AAU of C) to raise funds to make the Canadian Olympic team as large as it could be.^[2] He stated that the Government of Canada would contribute C$10,000 towards the national team, and that the Olympic Committee sought to maximize profits from the 1936 Canadian Track and Field Championships to provide additional funding for the Olympic team.^[3]

The flag of Canada was carried at the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympic Games by James Worrall.^[4]

AAU of C president W. A. Fry self-published a book covering Canadian achievements at the 1936 Winter Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. His 1936 book, Canada at eleventh Olympiad 1936 in Germany : Garmisch-Partenkirchen, February 6th to 13th, Berlin, August 1st to 16th, was printed by the Dunnville Chronicle presses and subtitled an official report of the Canadian Olympic Committee.^[5] He wrote that Canadians did very well at the 1936 Olympic games despite having one-tenth of the population of other countries. He opined that the length of the Canadian winter negatively affected summer training, and that Canadian athletes were underfunded compared to other countries.^[6]