Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport as an official medal event. The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. 23 nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

The International Basketball Federation, which is the governing body of international basketball, used the 1936 tournament to experiment with outdoor basketball. Lawn tennis courts were used for the competition. This caused problems when the weather was adverse, especially during the final game. The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ...

The medals were awarded by James Naismith, founder of basketball. All went to North American teams. James A. Naismith, B.A., M.A., M.D., D.D, (November 6, 1861 – November 28, 1939) was the inventor of the sport of basketball and the first to introduce the use of a helmet in American football. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Medallists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
United States Samuel J. Balter Jr. Ralph Bishop Joseph Fortenberry John Gibbons Francis Johnson Carl Knowles Frank Lubin Arthur Mollner Donald Piper Jack Ragland Willard Schmidt Carl Shy Duane Swanson William Wheatley	Canada Gordon Aitchison Jan Allison Arthur Chapman Charles Chapman Edward Dawson Irving Meretsky James Peden James Stewart Malcolm Wiseman	Mexico Carlos Borja Morca Victor Borja Morca Rodolfo Choperena Irizarri Paul Robert Fernandez Andres Gomez Dominguez Silvio Hernandez Del Valle Francisco Martinez Cordero Jesus Olmoz Moreno Jose Pamplona Lecuanda Greer Skousen Splisboury Luis de la Vega Leija

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Final ranking

1. United States
2. Canada
3. Mexico
4. Poland
5. Philippines
6. Uruguay
7. Italy
8. Peru

9-14 Brazil
9-14 Chile
9-14 Czechoslovakia
9-14 Estonia
9-14 Japan
9-14 Switzerland
15-18 China
15-18 Egypt
15-18 Germany
15-18 Latvia
19-23 Belgium
19-23 France
19-23 Hungary (withdrew before competition)
19-23 Spain (withdrew before competition)
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Results

First round

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.

• Estonia def. France, 34-29
• Chile def. Turkey, 30-16
• Switzerland def. Germany, 25-18
• Italy def. Poland, 44-28
• Peru def. Egypt, 35-22
• Latvia def. Uruguay, 20-17
• Brazil def. Canada, 24-17
• Japan def. China, 35-19
• Mexico def. Belgium, 32-9
• United States def. Spain, forfeit
• Czechoslovakia def. Hungary, forfeit
• Philippines, BYE

First consolation round

Winners returned to the main competition for the second round. Losers were out of the tournament.

• Uruguay def. Belgium, 17-10
• China def. France, 45-38
• Egypt def. Turkey, 33-23
• Canada def. Hungary, forfeit
• Germany def. Spain, forfeit
• Poland, BYE

Second round

Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.

• Philippines def. Mexico, 32-30
• Japan def. Poland, 43-31
• Uruguay def. Egypt, 36-23
• Peru def. China, 29-21
• United States def. Estonia, 52-28
• Italy def. Germany, 58-16
• Switzerland def. Czechoslovakia, 25-12
• Chile def. Brazil, 23-18
• Canada def. Latvia, 34-23

Second consolation round

• Poland def. Latvia, 28-23
• Brazil def. China, 32-14
• Mexico def. Egypt, 32-10
• Czechoslovakia def. Germany, 20-0
• Estonia, BYE

Third round

The third round was the first to cause automatic elimination for losers, with no consolation round. Winners advanced to the fourth round.

• Philippines def. Estonia, 39-22
• Italy def. Chile, 27-19
• Mexico def. Japan, 28-22
• Canada def. Switzerland, 27-9
• Uruguay def. Czechoslovakia, 28-19
• Poland def. Brazil, 33-25
• United States, BYE
• Peru, BYE

Fourth round

Winners of the fourth round advanced to the medals round, with losers playing in classification matches.

• United States def. Philippines, 56-23
• Mexico def. Italy, 34-17
• Canada def. Uruguay, 41-21
• Poland def. Peru, forfeit

Classification 5-8

Preliminary matches

• Philippines def. Italy, 32-14
• Uruguay def. Peru, forfeit

Fifth place match

• Philippines def. Uruguay, 33-23

Medals round

Semifinals

• United States def. Mexico, 25-10
• Canada def. Poland, 42-15

Bronze medal match

• Mexico def. Poland, 26-12

Final

The finals were played 14 August under abysmal conditions. The contest was played outdoors, on a dirt court in a driving rain. Due to the quagmire, the teams could not dribble and the score was held to a minimum. High scorer in the game was Joe Fortenbury for the United States with 7 points. In addition, there were no seats for spectators and the nearly 1,000 in attendance had to stand in the rain throughout the entire game. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...

• United States def. Canada, 19-8

Basketball at the Summer Olympics
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