At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
100 metres	Jesse Owens United States (USA)	Ralph Metcalfe United States (USA)	Martinus Osendarp Netherlands (NED)
200 metres	Jesse Owens United States (USA)	Matthew Robinson United States (USA)	Martinus Osendarp Netherlands (NED)
400 metres	Archie Williams United States (USA)	Godfrey Brown Great Britain (GBR)	James Lu Valle United States (USA)
800 metres	John Woodruff United States (USA)	Mario Lanzi Italy (ITA)	Phil Edwards Canada (CAN)
1500 metres	Jack Lovelock New Zealand (NZL)	Glenn Cunningham United States (USA)	Luigi Beccali Italy (ITA)
5000 metres	Gunnar Höckert Finland (FIN)	Lauri Lehtinen Finland (FIN)	Henry Jonsson-Kälarne Sweden (SWE)
10000 metres	Ilmari Salminen Finland (FIN)	Arvo Askola Finland (FIN)	Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland (FIN)
110 metre hurdles	Forrest Towns United States (USA)	Donald Finlay Great Britain (GBR)	Frederick Pollard United States (USA)
400 metre hurdles	Glenn Hardin United States (USA)	John Loaring Canada (CAN)	Miguel White Philippines (PHI)
3000 metre steeplechase	Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland (FIN)	Kaarlo Jalmari Tuominen Finland (FIN)	Alfred Dompert Germany (GER)
4×100 metre relay	United States (USA) Jesse Owens Ralph Metcalfe Foy Draper Frank Wykoff	Italy (ITA) Orazio Mariani Gianni Caldana Elio Ragni Tullio Gonnelli	Germany (GER) Wilhelm Leichum Erich Borchmeyer Erwin Gillmeister Gerd Hornberger
4×400 metre relay	Great Britain (GBR) Frederick Wolff Godfrey Rampling William Roberts Godfrey Brown	United States (USA) Harold Cagle Robert Young Edward O'Brien Alfred Fitch	Germany (GER) Helmut Hamann Friedrich Von Stülpnagel Harry Voigt Rudolf Harbig
Marathon	Sohn Kee-chung (Kitei Son) Japan (JPN)	Ernest Harper Great Britain (GBR)	Nam Sung-yong (Shoryu Nan) Japan (JPN)
50km walk	Hector Whitlock Great Britain (GBR)	Arthur Schwab Switzerland (SUI)	Adalberts Bubenko Latvia (LAT)
Long jump	Jesse Owens United States (USA)	Luz Long Germany (GER)	Naoto Tajima Japan (JPN)
Triple jump	Naoto Tajima Japan (JPN)	Masao Harada Japan (JPN)	Jack Metcalfe Australia (AUS)
High jump	Cornelius Cooper Johnson United States (USA)	David Albritton United States (USA)	Delos Thurber United States (USA)
Pole vault	Earle Meadows United States (USA)	Shuhei Nishida Japan (JPN)	Sueo Oe Japan (JPN)
Shot put	Hans Woellke Germany (GER)	Sulo Bärlund Finland (FIN)	Gerd Stöck Germany (GER)
Discus throw	William Carpenter United States (USA)	Gordon Dunn United States (USA)	Giorgio Oberweger Italy (ITA)
Javelin throw	Gerd Stöck Germany (GER)	Yrjo Nikkanen Finland (FIN)	Kaarlo Toivonen Finland (FIN)
Hammer throw	Karl Hein Germany (GER)	Erwin Blask Germany (GER)	Alfred Warngard Sweden (SWE)
Decathlon	Glenn Morris United States (USA)	Robert Clark United States (USA)	John Parker United States (USA)

Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... James Cleveland Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an extremely popular American athlete and civic leader. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Ralph Harold Metcalfe (May 30, 1910 - October 10, 1978) was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100 metre sprint. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... James Cleveland Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an extremely popular American athlete and civic leader. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Archibald Franklin Archie Williams (May 1, 1915 – June 24, 1993) was an American athlete and teacher, winner of 400 m run at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Arthur Godfrey Kilner Brown (February 21, 1915 - February 4, 1995) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... John Youie Woodruff (born July 5, 1915 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is a former American athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946). ... Mario Lanzi (born October 10, 1914 in Castelletto Sopra Ticino – died 1980 in Schio) was a world-class Italian middle distance runner in the 1930s. ... Image File history File links Canadian_Red_Ensign_1921. ... Philip Aron Edwards (September 13, 1907-September 6, 1971), dubbed the Man of Bronze, was a track-and-field athlete. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... John Edward Jack Lovelock (January 5, 1910-December 28, 1949) was a New Zealand athlete, and a 1936 Olympic champion. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... See also Glenn Cunningham, former mayor of Jersey City Glenn Cunningham (August 4, 1909 - March 10, 1988) was an American distance runner and athlete considered by many the greatest American miler of all time. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946). ... Luigi Beccali (November 19, 1907 - August 29, 1990) was an Italian athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Gunnar Mikael Höckert (February 12, 1910 - February 11, 1940) was a Finnish athlete, winner of 5000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Lauri Aleksanteri Lehtinen (August 10, 1908 – December 4, 1973) was a Finnish athlete, winner of a controversial 5000 m at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Ilmari Salminen (September 21, 1902 - January 5, 1986) was a Finnish athlete, winner of the 10 000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Volmari Fritijof Vomma Iso-Hollo (May 1, 1907 - June 23, 1969) was a Finnish athlete, winner of two gold medals in 3000 m steeplechase at the Olympic Games. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Robert Forrest Spec Towns (February 6, 1914 - April 4, 1991) was an American track and field athlete. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Glenn Foster Slats Hardin (July 1, 1910 - March 6, 1975) was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Canadian_Red_Ensign_1921. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Volmari Fritijof Vomma Iso-Hollo (May 1, 1907 - June 23, 1969) was a Finnish athlete, winner of two gold medals in 3000 m steeplechase at the Olympic Games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... James Cleveland Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an extremely popular American athlete and civic leader. ... Ralph Harold Metcalfe (May 30, 1910 - October 10, 1978) was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100 metre sprint. ... Foy Draper (November 26, 1911 - February 1, 1943) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Frank Clifford Wykoff (October 29, 1909 - January 1, 1980) was an American athlete, triple gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Frederick Ferdinand Freddie Wolff (October 13, 1910 - January 26, 1988) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Godfrey Lionel Rampling (born May 14, 1909) is a former British athlete and army officer, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... William Bill Roberts (April 5, 1912 - December 5, 2001) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Arthur Godfrey Kilner Brown (February 21, 1915 - February 4, 1995) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Rudolf Harbig (November 8, 1913-March 5, 1944) was a German middle distance runner best known for a spectacular 800 metres world record that he set in Milan in 1939. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Sohn Kee-chung (August 29, 1912 - November 15, 2002) became the first medal-winning Korean Olympian, together with his teammate Nam Sung-yong when he won the 1936 Berlin Olympics Marathon as a member of the Japanese delegation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Nam Sung-yong (November 23, 1912 - February 20, 2001), was the bronze winner of the Marathon of the 1936 Summer Olympics, completing the run in 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 42 seconds. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... James Cleveland Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an extremely popular American athlete and civic leader. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Carl Ludwig Lutz Long (aka Luz Long) (April 27, 1913 – July 13, 1943) was a German Olympic athlete, most notable for giving advice to his competitor, Jesse Owens. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Cornelius Cooper Johnson (August 28, 1913 - February 15, 1946) was an African-American athlete in the high jump. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... 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Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
100 metres	Helen Stephens United States (USA)	Stanisława Walasiewicz Poland (POL)	Käthe Krauss Germany (GER)
80 metre hurdles	Trebisonda Valla Italy (ITA)	Anni Steuer Germany (GER)	Elizaeth Taylor Canada (CAN)
4×100 metre relay	United States (USA) Harriett Bland Annette Rogers Elizabeth Robinson Helen Stephens	Great Britain (GBR) Eileen Hiscock Violet Olney Audrey Brown Barbara Burke	Canada (CAN) Dorothy Brookshaw Mildred Dolson Hilda Cameron Aileen Meagher
High jump	Ibolya Csák Hungary (HUN)	Dorothy Odam Great Britain (GBR)	Elfriede Kaun Germany (GER)
Discus throw	Gisela Mauermayer Germany (GER)	Jadwiga Wajsourna Poland (POL)	Paula Mollenhauer Germany (GER)
Javelin throw	Tilly Fleischer Germany (GER)	Luise Krüger Germany (GER)	Marja Kwasniewska Poland (POL)

Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... StanisÅ‚awa Walasiewicz (April 11, 1911 – December 4, 1980) was a Polish-American athlete and an Olympic champion. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946). ... Trebisonda Valla, also known as Ondina Valla (Bologna, Italy, 20 May 1916) was the first Italian woman to win an Olympic gold medal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links Canadian_Red_Ensign_1921. ... Image File history File links US_flag_48_stars. ... Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1936. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Canadian_Red_Ensign_1921. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Ibolya Csák (born 6 January 1915 - died 9 February 2006) is best known as the winner of the womens high jump at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany_1933. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ...

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	14	7	4	25
2	Germany	5	4	7	16
3	Finland	3	5	2	10
4	Great Britain	2	5	0	7
5	Japan	2	2	3	7
6	Italy	1	2	2	5
7	Hungary	1	0	0	1
	New Zealand	1	0	0	1
9	Poland	0	2	1	3
10	Canada	0	1	3	4
11	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
12	Netherlands	0	0	2	2
	Sweden	0	0	2	2
14	Australia	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Philippines	0	0	1	1

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Reference

• International Olympic Committee results database