- United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics United States
games=1936 Summer
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flagbearer=Wally O'Connor
gold=24
silver=20
bronze=12
total=56
rank=2The
United States competed at the1936 Summer Olympics inBerlin ,Germany . The Americans were second in the medals table to Germany.Male Competitors
Athletics
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Archie Williams - Won 1 gold medal in the 400m race.
*Jesse Owens - Won 4 gold medals in the 100m race, the 200m race, thelong jump , and the 4x100m relay team.
*John Woodruff - Won 1 gold medals in the 800m race.
*Matthew Robinson- Won 1 silver medal in the 200m race.
*Ralph Metcalfe - Won 1 gold medal in the 4x100m relay team and 1 silver medal in the 100m race.
*James Lu Valle- Won 1 bronze medal in the 400m race.
*Glenn Cunningham- Won 1 silver medal in the 1500m race.
*Forrest Towns - Won 1 gold medal in the 110m hurdles.
*Frederick Pollard- Won 1 bronze medal in the 110m hurdles.
*Glenn Hardin - Won 1 gold medal in the 400m hurdles.
*Foy Draper - Won 1 gold medal in the 4x100m relay.
*Frank Wykoff - Won 1 gold medal in the 4x100m relay.
*Edward O'Brien- Won 1 silver medal in the 4x400m relay.
*Harold Cagle - Won 1 silver medal in the 4x400m relay.
*Robert Young- Won 1 silver medal in the 4x400m relay.
*Alfred Fitch - Won 1 silver medal in the 4x400m relay.
*Cornelius Cooper Johnson - Won 1 gold medal in thehigh jump .
*Dave Albritton - Won 1 silver medal in the high jump.
*Delos Thurber - Won 1 bronze medal in the high jump.
*Earle Meadows - Won 1 gold medal in thepole vault .
*Ken Carpenter- Won 1 gold medal in thediscus .
*Gordon Dunn - Won 1 silver medal in the discus.
*Glenn Morris - Won 1 gold medal in thedecathlon .
*Robert Clark- Won 1 silver medal in the decathlon.
*Josh Parker- Won 1 bronze medal in the decathlon.Basketball
The men's basketball team won the gold medal. The players were as following.
*Sam Balter
*Ralph Bishop
*Joe Fortenberry
*Tex Gibbons
*Francis Johnson
*Carl Knowles
*Frank Lubin
*Art Mollner
*Donald Piper
*Jack Ragland
*Willard Schmidt
*Carl Shy
*Duane Swanson
*Bill Wheatley Boxing
*Jack Wilson- Won 1 silver medal in the
Bantamweight .
*Louis Daniel Lauria- Won 1 bronze medal in theFlyweight .Canoeing
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Ernest Riedel - Won 1 bronze medal in K1 10000 metres.Football (soccer)
Results:* U.S. 0-1 Italy
Roster:* Bartkus:* Greinert:* Zbilowski:* James Crockett:*
Peter Pietras :* Charles Altemose:* Julius Chmielewski:* Gajda:*George Nemchik :* Fred Lutkefedder:*William Fiedler :*Francis Ryan Rowing
The men's eight-man team won the gold medal. The team consisted of the following:
*Roger Morris
*Charles Day
*Gordon Adam
*John White
*Jim McMillin
*George Hunt
*Joe Rantz
*Don Hume
*Robert Moch Women Competitors
Athletics
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Helen Stephens - Won 2 gold medals in the 100m race and the 4x100m relay.
*Harriet Bland - Won 1 gold medal in the 4x100m relay.
*Betty Robinson - Won 1 gold medal in the 4x100m relay.
*Annette Rodgers- Won 1 gold medal in the 4x100m relay.
*Dorothy Odam- Won 1 gold medal in thehigh jump .wimming
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Eleanor Holm was the favorite for the 100m backstroke, but after a drinking episode on the voyage over she was suspended by team leaderAvery Brundage ; she had swum in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, winning gold in 1932.
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