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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]
The 1936 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held in July 1936 and decided the United States team for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.The trials for men and women were held separately; men's events were held at Randall's Island Stadium in New York City on July 11 and July 12, while women competed at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island on July 4.
United States: 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe 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 ...
United States: 2.00 m Pole vault details: Earle Meadows United States: 4.35 m Shuhei Nishida Japan: 4.25 m Sueo Ōe Japan: 4.25 m Long jump details: Jesse Owens United States: 8.06 m Luz Long Germany: 7.87 m Naoto Tajima Japan: 7.74 m Triple jump details: Naoto Tajima Japan: 16.00 m Masao Harada Japan: 15.66 m Jack Metcalfe Australia: 15.50 m ...
Meanwhile, she missed the 1932 Summer Olympics in her home country. Still unable to kneel for a normal 100 m start due to the fractures and surgeries on her left leg, [3] Robinson was a part of the US team of 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The US team was running behind the heavily favored Germans, but the Germans dropped ...
The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where 'nation' is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals. [13] [14] If ...
Tidye Pickett [1] (November 3, 1914 – November 17, 1986) [2] was an American track and field athlete. She represented the United States in the 80-meter hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, becoming the first African-American woman to compete in the Olympic Games.
William Eaton This is a list of track and field athletes who participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. This category should only be used for Olympians participating in athletics (sport) .