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List of 1936 Summer Olympics medal winners

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ19379806 ↗
Source-derived summary

The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Nazi Germany, from 1 to 15 August 1936.

Athletics

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Men's events

Women's events

Basketball

Medal table

Medalists

Boxing

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Canoeing

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Cycling

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Road cycling

Track cycling

Diving

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Men's events

Women's events

Equestrian events

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Fencing

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Men's events

Women's event

Field hockey

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Football

Medal table

Medalists

Gymnastics

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Men's events

Women's event

Handball

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Modern pentathlon

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Polo

Medal table

Medalists

Rowing

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Sailing

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Shooting

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Swimming

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Men's events

Women's events

Water polo

Medal table

Medalists

Weightlifting

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Medalists

Wrestling

Medal table

* Host nation (Germany)

Freestyle

Greco-Roman

References

External links

"Berlin 1936". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.

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