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The 20th Century Almanac · Olympics

The Berlin 1936 Olympics

Men Athletics Event: 100m Winner: Jesse Owens Country: USA Event: 200m Winner: Jesse Owens Country: USA Event: 400m Winner: Archie Williams Country: USA Event: 800m Winner: John Woodruff Country: USA Event: 1500m Winner: John Lovelock Country: NZL Event: 5000m Winner: Gunnar Hockert Country: FIN Event: 10,000m Winner: Ilimari Salminen Country: FIN Event: Marathon Winner: Kitei Son Country: JAP Event: 110m Hurdles Winner: Forrest Towns Country: USA Event: 400m Hurdles Winner: Glenn Hardin Country: USA Event: 3000m Steeplechase Winner: Volmari Iso-Hollo Country: FIN Event: 4x100m Relay Winner: USA Event: 4x400m Relay Winner: GBR Event: 50km Walk Winner: Harold Whitlock Country: GBR Event: High Jump Winner: Cornelius Johnson Country: USA Event: Pole Vault Winner: Earle Meadows Country: USA Event: Long Jump Winner: Jesse Owens Country: USA Event: Triple Jump Winner: Naoto Tajima Country: JAP Event: Shotput Winner: Hans Woellke Country: GER Event: Discus Winner: Kenneth Carpenter Country: USA Event: Hammer Winner: Karl Hein Country: GER Event: Javelin Winner: Gerhard Sto ck Country: GER Event: Decathlon Winner: Glenn Morris Country: USA Women Athletics Event: 100m Winner: Helen Stephens Country: USA Event: 80m Hurdles Winner: Trebisonda Valla Country: ITA Event: 4x100m Relay Winner: USA Event: High Jump Winner: Ibolya Csak Country: HUN Event: Discus Winner: Gisela Mauermayer Country: GER Event: Javelin Winner: Tilly Fleischer Country: GER Men Swimming Event: 100m Freestyle Winner: Ferenc Csik Country: HUN Event: 400m Freestyle Winner: Jack Medica Country: USA Event: 1500m Freestyle Winner: Noboru Terada Country: JAP Event: 100m Backstroke Winner: Adolf Kiefer Country: USA Event: 200m Breaststroke Winner: Tetsuo Hamuro Country: JAP Event: 4x200m Freestyle Relay Winner: JAP Event: Springboard Diving Winner: Richard Degener Country: USA Event: Platform Diving Winner: Marshall Wayne Country: USA Water Polo Winner: Hungary Women Swimming Event: 100m Freestyle Winner: Hendrika Masternbroek Country: NETH Event: 400m Freestyle Winner: Hendrika Mastenbroek Country: NETH Event: 200m Breaststroke Winner: Hideko Maehata Country: JAP Event: 100m Backstroke Winner: Dina Senff Country: NETH Event: 4x100m Freestyle Relay Winner: NETH Event: Springboard Diving Winner: Marjorie Gestring Country: USA Event: Platform Diving Winner: Dorothy Poynton Hill Country: USA Boxing Event: Flyweight Winner: Willi Kaiser Country: GER Event: Bantamweight Winner: Ulderico Sergo Country: ITA Event: Featherweight Winner: Oscar Casanovas Country: ARG Event: Lightweight Winner: Imre Harangi Country: HUN Event: Welterweight Winner: Sten Suvio Country: FIN Event: Middleweight Winner: Jean Despeaux Country: FRA Event: Light Heavyweight Winner: Roger Michelot Country: FRA Event: Heavyweight Winner: Herbert Runge Country: GER Greco Roman Wrestling Event: Bantamweight Winner: Marton Lorincz Country: HUN Event: Featherweight Winner: Yasar Erkan Country: TUR Event: Lightweight Winner: Lauri Koskela Country: FIN Event: Welterweight Winner: Rudolf Svedberg Country: SWE Event: Middleweight Winner: Ivar Johansson Country: SWE Event: Light Heavyweight Winner: Axel Cardier Country: SWE Event: Heavyweight Winner: Kristjan Palusalu Country: EST Freestyle Wrestling Event: Bantamweight Winner: Odon Zombori Country: HUN Event: Featherweight Winner: Kustaa Pihlajamaki Country: FIN Event: Lightweight Winner: Karoly Karpati Country: HUN Event: Welterweight Winner: Frank Lewis Country: USA Event: Middleweight Winner: Emile Poilve Country: FRA Event: Light Heavyweight Winner: Knut Fridell Country: SWE Event: Heavyweight Winner: Kristjan Palusalu Country: EST Men Fencing Event: Foil Indidivual Winner: Giulio Gaudini Country: ITA Event: Foil Team Winner: Italy Event: Epee Individual Winner: Franco Riccardi Country: ITA Event: Epee Team Winner: Italy Event: Sabre Individual Winner: Endre Kabos Country: HUN Event: Sabre Team Winner: Hungary Women Fencing Event: Foil Individual Winner: Ilona Elek Country: HUN Modern Pentathlon Winner: Gotthard Handrick Country: GER Men Canoeing Event: Kayak-1 1000m Winner: Gregor Hradetzky Country: AUT Event: Kayak-2 1000m Winner: Austria Event: Canadian-1 1000m Winner: Francis Amyot Country: CAN Event: Canadian-2 1000m Winner: Czechoslovakia Event: Kayak-1 10,000m Winner: Ernst Krebs Country: GER Event: Kayak-2 10,000m Winner: Germany Event: Canadian-2 10,000m Winner: Czechoslovakia Event: Folding Kayak-1 10,000m Winner: Gregor Hradetzky Country: AUT Event: Folding Kayak-2 10,000m Winner: Sweden Rowing Event: Single Sculls Winner: Gustav Schafer Country: GER Event: Double Sculls Winner: Great Britain Event: Coxless Pairs Winner: Germany Event: Coxed Pairs Winner: Germany Event: Coxless Fours Winner: Germany Event: Coxed Fours Winner: Germany Event: Eights Winner: USA Yachting Event: Finn Monotype Class Winner: Daniel Kagchelland Country: NETH Event: Star Class Winner: Germany Event: 6m Class Winner: Great Britain Event: 8m Class Winner: Italy Cycling Event: Road Race Individual (100km)Winner: Robert Charpentier Country: FRA Event: Team Time Trial Winner: France Event: 1000m Time Trial Winner: Arie van Vliet Country: NETH Event: 1000m Sprint Winner: Toni Merkens Country: GER Event: Tandem 2000m Winner: Germany Event: Team Pursuit (4000m) Winner: France Equestrian Sports Event: Three-Day Event Individual Winner: Ludwig Stubbendorf Country: GER Event: Three-Day Event Team Winner: Germany Event: Dressage Individual Winner: Heinz Pollay Country: GER Event: Dressge Team Winner: Germany Event: Grand Prix Jumping Individual Winner: Kurt Hasse Country: GER Event: Grand Prix Jumping Team Winner: Germany Shooting Event: Small- Bore Rifle (prone) Winner: Willy Rogeberg Country: NOR Event: Rapid Fire Pistol (25m) Winner: Cornelius van Oynn Country: GER Event: Free Pistol (50m) Winner: Torsten Ullman Country: SWE Men Gymnatics Event: All-around Individual Winner: Alfred Schwarzmann Country: GER Event: Combined Exercises Team Winner: Germany Event: Parallel Bars Winner: Konrad Frey Country: GER Event: Floor Exercises Winner: Georges Miez Country: SUI Event: Long Horse Vault Winner: Alfred Schwarzmann Country: GER Event: Side Horse Winner: Konrad Frey Country: GER Event: Horizontal Bar Winner: Aleksanteri Saarvala Country: FIN Event: Rings Winner: Alois Hudec Country: TCH Women Gymnastics Event: Combined Exercises Team Winner: Germany Basketball Winner: USA Football Winner: Italy Handball Winner: Germany Hockey Winner: India Polo Winner: Argentina

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