Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
swimming events at the Olympics
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]
| Swimming at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
| Venue | Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–15 August 1936 |
| Competitors | 248 from 29 nations |
| «1932 | 1948» |
Medal table
change| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  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
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Men's events
change| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Ferenc Csik Hungary
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Masanori Yusa Japan
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Shigeo Arai Japan
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| 400 m freestyle |
Jack Medica United States
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Shunpei Uto Japan
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Shozo Makino Japan
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| 1500 m freestyle |
Noboru Terada Japan
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Jack Medica United States
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Shunpei Uto Japan
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| 100 m backstroke |
Adolph Kiefer United States
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Al Vande Weghe United States
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Masaji Kiyokawa Japan
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| 200 m breaststroke |
Tetsuo Hamuro Japan
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Erwin Sietas Germany
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Reizo Koike Japan
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| 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
change| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands
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Jeannette Campbell Argentina
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Gisela Arendt Germany
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| 400 m freestyle |
Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands
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Ragnhild Hveger Denmark
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Lenore Wingard United States
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| 100 m backstroke |
Nida Senff Netherlands
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Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands
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Alice Bridges United States
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| 200 m breaststroke |
Hideko Maehata Japan
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Martha Genenger Germany
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Inge Sørensen Denmark
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| 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
changeThere were 248 swimmers. These swimmers were from 29 different nations.[2]
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References
change- ↑ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Other websites
change- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-30.