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Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Germany was the host nation and top medal recipient at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. 433 competitors, 389 men and 44 women, took part in 143 events in 22 sports.[1]
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| Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GER |
| NOC | German Olympic Committee |
| in Berlin 1–16 August 1936 | |
| Competitors | 433 (389 men and 44 women) in 22 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hans Fritsch |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Saar (1952) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) East Germany (1968–1988) West Germany (1968–1988) | |
The total of 33 gold and 89 total medals still stands as a record medal tally for unified Germany.[2]
Medalists
Gold
- Hans Woellke — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Karl Hein — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
- Gerhard Stöck — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
- Gisela Mauermayer — 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 10,000 m Kayak Singles
- Ludwig Landen and Paul Wevers — Canoeing, Men's K2 10,000 m Kayak Pairs
- Toni Merkens — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch)
- Ernst Ihbe and Carl Lorenz — Cycling, Men's 2000 m Tandem
- Ludwig Stubbendorf — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
- Rolf Lippert, Ludwig Stubbendorf, and Konrad Freiherr von Wangenheim — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
- Kurt Hasse — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Heinz Brandt, Kurt Hasse, and Marten von Barnekow — Equestrian, Jumping Team
- Heinz Pollay — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Friedrich Gerhard, Heinz Pollay, and Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski — Equestrian, Dressage Team
- Alfred Schwarzmann — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
- Konrad Frey — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Alfred Schwarzmann — Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault
- Konrad Frey — Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse
- Franz Beckert, Konrad Frey, Alfred Schwarzmann, Willi Stadel, Walter Steffens, and Matthias Volz — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
- Anita Bärwirth, Erna Bürger, Isolde Frölian, Friedl Iby, Trudi Meyer, Paula Pöhlsen, Julie Schmitt, and Käthe Sohnemann — 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, Günther Ortmann, Edgar Reinhardt, Fritz Spengler, Rudolf Stahl, and Hans Theilig — Handball, Men's Team Competition
- Gotthard Handrick — 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 — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Rudolf Eckstein, Martin Karl, Willi Menne, and Toni Rom — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Fritz Bauer, 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 80 m Hurdles
- Luise Krüger — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Michael Murach — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Richard Vogt — Boxing, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Helmut Cämmerer — Canoeing, Men's K1 1000 m Kayak Singles
- Fritz Bondroit and Ewald Tilker — Canoeing, Men's K2 1000 m Kayak Pairs
- Erich Hanisch and Willi Horn — Canoeing, Men's F2 10,000 m Folding Kayak Pairs
- Friedrich Gerhard — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Helene Mayer — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual
- Konrad Frey — 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, Heinrich Peter, Heinz Raack, Carl Ruck, Hans Scherbart, Heinz Schmalix, Tito Warnholtz, Kurt Weiß, and Erich Zander — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
- Willi Kaidel and Joachim Pirsch — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
- Werner Krogmann — Sailing, Men's Monotype Class
- Heinz Hax — Shooting, Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
- Erich Krempel — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
- Erwin Sietas — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Martha Genenger — Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke
- Gisela Arendt, Ruth Halbsguth, Leni Lohmar, and Inge Schmitz — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Paul Klingenburg, Bernhard Baier, Fritz Gunst, Gustav Schürger, Josef Hauser, Alfred Kienzle, Hans Schulze, Helmuth Schwenn, Hans Schneider, Heinrich Krug and Fritz Stolze — Water Polo, Men's Team Competition
- Rudolf Ismayr — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight
- Eugen Deutsch — Weightlifting, Men's Light Heavyweight
- Fritz Schäfer — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
- Ludwig Schweickert — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
- Wolfgang Ehrl — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
Bronze
- Alfred Dompert — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
- Erich Borchmeyer, Erwin Gillmeister, Gerd Hornberger, and Wilhelm Leichum — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Helmut Hamann, Rudolf Harbig, Harry Voigt, and Friedrich von Stülpnagel — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Gerhard Stöck — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Käthe Krauß — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Elfriede Kaun — Athletics, Women's High Jump
- Paula Mollenhauer — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Josef Miner — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
- Xaver Hörmann — Canoeing, Men's F1 10,000 m Folding Kayak Singles
- Erich Koschik — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000 m Canadian Singles
- Rudolf Karsch — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Time Trial
- Hermann Stork — Diving, Men's Platform
- Käthe Köhler — Diving, Women's Platform
- Otto Adam, Erwin Casmir, Julius Eisenecker, August Heim, Siegried Lerdon, and Stefan Rosenbauer — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Erwin Casmir, Julius Eisenecker, Hans Esser, August Heim, Hans Jörger, and Richard Wahl — Fencing, Men's Sabre Team Competition
- Konrad Frey — Gymnastics, Men's All-Around Individual
- Alfred Schwarzmann — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Alfred Schwarzmann — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars
- Matthias Volz — Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault
- Matthias Volz — Gymnastics, Men's Rings
- Konrad Frey — Gymnastics, Men's Floor Exercises
- Hans-Joachim Hannemann, Heinz Kaufmann, Hans Kuschke, Werner Loeckle, Wilhelm Mahlow, Helmut Radach, Alfred Rieck, Herbert Schmidt, and Gerd Völs — Rowing, Men's Eights
- Fritz Bischoff, Hans Howaldt, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Eduard Mohr, Felix Scheder-Bieschin, and Otto Wachs — Sailing, 8 Meter Class
- Gisela Arendt — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Karl Jansen — Weightlifting, Men's Lightweight
- Adolf Wagner — 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.
| 7 August 1936 | Switzerland  |
25–18 |  Germany |
Berlin, Germany |
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| Scoring by half: 8–10, 17–8 | ||||
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.
| 10 August 1936 | Czechoslovakia  |
20–9 | Germany |
Berlin, Germany |
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Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1936.
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Leo Esser | 3 m springboard | 137.99 | 6 |
| Winfried Mahraun | 134.61 | 7 | |
| Erhard Weiß | 141.21 | 5 | |
| Hermann Stork | 10 m platform | 110.31 |  |
| Siegfried Viebahn | 105.00 | 7 | |
| Erhard Weiß | 110.15 | 4 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Gerda Daumerlang | 3 m springboard | 78.27 | 4 |
| Suse Heinze | 71.49 | 7 | |
| Olga Jensch-Jordan | 77.98 | 5 | |
| Anne Ehscheidt | 10 m platform | 29.90 | 8 |
| Anneliese Kapp | 28.66 | 11 | |
| Käthe Köhler | 33.43 | | |
Equestrian
Fencing
16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1936.
- Siegfried Lerdon
- Ernst Röthig
- Otto Schröder
- Siegfried Lerdon, Sepp Uhlmann, Hans Esser, Eugen Geiwitz, Ernst Röthig, Otto Schröder
Field hockey
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Afghanistan |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Denmark |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 |
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Semi-finals
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Gold medal match
Football
First round
| Germany | 9–0 |  Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|
Urban  16', 54', 75'Simetsreiter 32', 48', 74'Gauchel 49', 89'Elbern 76' |
Report |
Quarter-finals
Gymnastics
Handball
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | +50 | 4 |
 Hungary |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 2 |
 United States |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 | −33 | 0 |
| Germany |
22 – 0 | Hungary |
| Hungary |
7 – 2 | United States |
| Germany |
29 – 1 | United States |
Final round
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 6 |
 Austria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 2 |
| Hungary |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 0 |
| Germany |
19 – 6 | Hungary | |
| Austria |
11 – 6 | Switzerland | |
| Austria |
11 – 7 | Hungary | |
| Germany |
16 – 6 | Switzerland | |
| Switzerland |
10 – 5 | Hungary | |
| Germany |
10 – 6 | Austria |
Attendance: 100,000[3] |
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1936, with Gotthard Handrick winning gold.
Polo
- Group B
| Hungary | 8–8 | Germany |
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| Hungary | 16–6 | Germany |
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Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Nine shooters represented Germany in 1936. In the 25 m pistol event, Cornelius van Oyen won gold and Heinrich Hax won silver.
Swimming
- Men
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Helmuth Fischer | 100 m freestyle | 57.9 | 2 Q | 58.7 | 4 Q | 59.3 | 5 |
| Hermann Heibel | 1:01.4 | 2 Q | 1:00.3 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Heiko Schwartz | 1:01.8 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Heinz Arendt | 400 m freestyle | 4:57.2 | 3 q | 5:13.4 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Hans Freese | 5:03.1 | 2 Q | 4:58.5 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Otto Przywara | 5:11.7 | 2 Q | 5:14.9 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Heinz Arendt | 1500 m freestyle | 20:10.7 | 3 Q | 19:56.1 | 4 q | 19:59.0 | 7 |
| Hans Freese | 20:13.7 | 3 Q | 20:27.6 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Otto Przywara | 20:59.0 | 3 Q | 20:55.0 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Heinz Schlauch | 100 m backstroke | 1:10.1 | 2 Q | 1:10.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Hans Schwarz | 1:11.0 | 3 Q | 1:11.8 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Erwin Simon | 1:11.7 | 4 q | 1:11.7 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jochen Balke | 200 m breaststroke | 2:46.4 | 2 Q | 2:45.4 | 2 Q | 2:47.8 | 6 |
| Arthur Heina | 2:48.5 | 3 Q | 2:47.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Erwin Sietas | 2:44.6 | 2 Q | 2:44.8 | 3 Q | 2:42.9 |  | |
| Werner Plath Hermann Heibel Wolfgang Heimlich Helmuth Fischer |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | N/a | 9:21.4 | 2 Q | 9:19.0 | 5 | |
- Women
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gisela Arendt | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.3 | 2 Q | 1:07.2 | 2 Q | 1:06.6 | |
| Leni Lohmar | 1:10.3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Inge Schmitz | 1:10.9 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Christel Rupke | 100 m backstroke | 1:23.7 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Anni Stolte | 1:23.1 | 4 Q | 1:21.7 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Martha Genenger | 200 m breaststroke | 3:02.9 OR | 1 Q | 3:02.8 | 1 Q | 3:04.2 | |
| Hanni Hölzner | 3:11.0 | 4 Q | 3:08.8 | 3 Q | 3:09.5 | =4 | |
| Trude Wollschläger | 3:08.5 | 1 Q | 3:10.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Inge Schmitz Gisela Arendt Ursula Pollack* |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | N/a | 4:40.5 | 2 Q | 4:36.8 | | |
*Swimmer who participated in the semifinals only and did not receive a medal.