Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Infobox Basketball Olympic tourney
city = Berlin
year = 1936
logo =
size = 150
olympics = 1936 Summer Olympics
host = Germany
dates = August 7 - August 14
man_teams = 23
man_gold = United States
man_silver = Canada
man_bronze = Mexico
women_teams =
women_gold =
women_silver =
women_bronze =
website = Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport as an official medal event. The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. 23 nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports.
The International Basketball Federation, which is the governing body of international basketball, used the 1936 tournament to experiment with outdoor basketball. Lawn tennis courts were used for the competition. This caused problems when the weather was adverse, especially during the final game.
The medals were awarded by James Naismith, founder of basketball. All went to North American teams.
Medallists
col-3col-endNote: withdrew before competition started
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