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The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans finished second in the medal table behind the hosts. 359 competitors, 313 men and 46 women, took part in 127 events in 21 sports. [1] [2] [3]
International Olympic Committee. "1936 Summer Olympics". Olympedia.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024 "Olympic Games Berlin 1936". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023 "Olympic Analytics/1936_1". olympanalyt.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021
United States: 14.4 400 metres hurdles details: Glenn Hardin United States: 52.4 John Loaring Canada: 52.7 Miguel White Philippines: 52.8 3000 metres steeplechase details: Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland: 9:03.8 Kaarlo Tuominen Finland: 9:06.8 Alfred Dompert Germany: 9:07.2 4 × 100 metres relay details United States (USA) Jesse Owens Ralph Metcalfe ...
The U.S. won the first gold medal, defeating Canada, 19–8, in a gold medal match played outdoors on a clay and sand court in the rain. James Naismith, the game's inventor, watched many of the 1936 Olympic basketball matches, and helped award medals at the end of the basketball competition.
The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1936), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: Spiele der XI. Olympiade) and officially branded as Berlin 1936, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then part of Nazi Germany.
United States: 10.4 Tinus Osendarp Netherlands: 10.5 200 metres details: Jesse Owens United States: 20.7 Mack Robinson United States: 21.1 Tinus Osendarp Netherlands: 21.3 400 metres details: Archie Williams United States: 46.5 Godfrey Brown Great Britain: 46.7 Jimmy LuValle United States: 46.8 800 metres details: John Woodruff United States: 1 ...
Matthew MacKenzie "Mack" Robinson (July 18, 1914 – March 12, 2000) was an American track and field athlete.He is best known for winning a silver medal in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he broke the Olympic record in the 200 meters.
James Burge McMillin (March 8, 1914 – August 22, 2005) was an American rower who won Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics. McMillin was born in Seattle and raised in the Queen Anne Hill area. McMillin rowed in the University of Washington senior varsity eights which won US national Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles in 1936 and ...