Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
| Swimming at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
| Venue | Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin |
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| Dates | 8–15 August 1936 |
| Competitors | 248 from 29 nations |
| «1932 | 1948» |
| Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | |
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, there were 11 swimming events. There were 6 events for men. There were 5 events for women.[1] These events were from Saturday August 8, 1936 to Saturday August 15, 1936. There were 248 swimmers. These swimmers were from 29 different countries.[2]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} United States (USA) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medals
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Ferenc Csik Hungary |
Masanori Yusa Japan |
Shigeo Arai Japan |
| 400 m freestyle |
Jack Medica United States |
Shunpei Uto Japan |
Shozo Makino Japan |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Noboru Terada Japan |
Jack Medica United States |
Shunpei Uto Japan |
| 100 m backstroke |
Adolph Kiefer United States |
Al Vande Weghe United States |
Masaji Kiyokawa Japan |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Tetsuo Hamuro Japan |
Erwin Sietas Germany |
Reizo Koike Japan |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Japan (JPN) Shigeo Arai Shigeo Sugiura Masaharu Taguchi Masanori Yusa |
United States (USA) Ralph Flanagan John Macionis Jack Medica Paul Wolf |
Hungary (HUN) Oszkár Abay-Nemes Ferenc Csik Ödön Gróf Árpád Lengyel |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands |
Jeannette Campbell Argentina |
Gisela Arendt Germany |
| 400 m freestyle |
Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands |
Ragnhild Hveger Denmark |
Lenore Wingard United States |
| 100 m backstroke |
Nida Senff Netherlands |
Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands |
Alice Bridges United States |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Hideko Maehata Japan |
Martha Genenger Germany |
Inge Sørensen Denmark |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
Netherlands (NED) Rie Mastenbroek Willy den Ouden Jopie Selbach Tini Wagner |
Germany (GER) Gisela Arendt Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Ingeborg Schmitz |
United States (USA) Mavis Freeman Bernice Lapp Olive McKean Katherine Rawls |
Participating nations
There were 248 swimmers. These swimmers were from 29 different nations.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- 1 2 "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Other websites
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-30.