Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, there were 29 athletics events. 23 of these were for men. 6 of these were for women. These events were the same in the 1932 games. There were 776 athletes. These athletes were from 43 different nations.
| Athletics at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
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| Competitors | 776 from 43 nations |
|---|---|
| «1932 | 1948» |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 |  Finland (FIN) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 nations) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Men
Women
| 100 metres |
Helen Stephens United States (USA) |
11.5 |  Stanisława WalasiewiczPoland (POL) |
11.7 | Käthe Krauß Germany (GER) |
11.9 |
| 80 metres hurdles |
Trebisonda Valla Italy (ITA) |
11.7 | Anni Steuer Germany (GER) |
11.7 |  Betty TaylorCanada (CAN) |
11.7 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
United States (USA) Harriet Bland Annette Rogers Betty Robinson Helen Stephens |
46.9 | Great Britain (GBR) Eileen Hiscock Violet Olney Audrey Brown Barbara Burke |
47.6 | Canada (CAN) Dorothy Brookshaw Mildred Dolson Hilda Cameron Aileen Meagher |
47.8 |
| High jump |
 Ibolya Csák[[Template:Country IOC alias HUN at the 1936 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias HUN]] (HUN) |
1.60 m | Dorothy Odam Great Britain (GBR) |
1.60 m | Elfriede Kaun Germany (GER) |
1.60 m |
| Discus throw |
Gisela Mauermayer Germany (GER) |
47.63 m | Jadwiga Wajs Poland (POL) |
46.22 m | Paula Mollenhauer Germany (GER) |
39.80 m |
| Javelin throw |
Tilly Fleischer Germany (GER) |
45.18 m | Luise Krüger Germany (GER) |
43.29 m | Maria Kwaśniewska Poland (POL) |
41.80 m |
Records broken
There were 20 new Olympic records. There were also 6 new world records that were broken.
Men's Olympic and world records
Women's Olympic and world records
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 metres hurdles | 5 August | Semi-final | Trebisonda Valla | Italy |
11.6 | OR[3] | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 8 August | Heats | Emmy Albus Käthe Krauß Marie Dollinger Ilse Dörffeldt |
Germany |
46.4 | OR | WR |
| Discus throw | 4 August | Final | Gisela Mauermayer | Germany |
47.63 m | OR | |
| Javelin throw | 2 August | Final | Tilly Fleischer | Germany |
45.18 m | OR |
References
- 1936 Summer Olympics results: athletics, from https://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-04-05.
- International Olympic Committee results database
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Both Sohn Kee-chung (Son Kitei) and Nam Sung-yong (Nan Shoryu) were from Korea. The IOC credits both medals to Japan due to Korea being a Japanese colony at the time. All Korean Olympians during the Japanese colonial rule could only participate in the Games as a representative of Japan and Japan required them to use the Japanese forms of their names. However, some sources still refer to Son Kitei as the first Korean to win an Olympic marathon.
- ↑ Was a "world best" time as world records were not yet recognised for the event.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wind-aided mark recognised as Olympic record.