| Germany at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GER |
| NOC | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
| Website | www |
| inBerlin 1–16 August 1936 | |
| Competitors | 433 (389 men and 44 women) in 22 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hans Fritsch |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Saar (1952) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) East Germany (1968–1988) West Germany (1968–1988) | |
Germany was the host nation and top medal recipient at the1936 Summer Olympics inBerlin. 433 competitors, 389 men and 44 women, took part in 143 events in 22 sports.[1]
The total of 33 gold and 89 total medals still stands as a record medal tally for unified Germany.[2]
Winners advanced to the second round, while losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.
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Germany| 7 August 1936 (1936-08-07) | Switzerland | 25–18 | Germany | Berlin,Germany | |
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| Scoring by half: 8–10,17–8 | |||||
Winners advanced to the third round, while losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.
Winners advanced to the third round.
v Germany| 10 August 1936 (1936-08-10) | Czechoslovakia | 20–9 | Germany | Berlin,Germany | |
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Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1936.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Points | Rank | ||
| Leo Esser | 3 m springboard | 137.99 | 6 |
| Winfried Mahraun | 134.61 | 7 | |
| Erhard Weiß | 141.21 | 5 | |
| Hermann Stork | 10 m platform | 110.31 |  |
| Siegfried Viebahn | 105.00 | 7 | |
| Erhard Weiß | 110.15 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Points | Rank | ||
| Gerda Daumerlang | 3 m springboard | 78.27 | 4 |
| Suse Heinze | 71.49 | 7 | |
| Olga Jensch-Jordan | 77.98 | 5 | |
| Anne Ehscheidt | 10 m platform | 29.90 | 8 |
| Anneliese Kapp | 28.66 | 11 | |
| Käthe Köhler | 33.43 | | |
16 fencers, 13 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1936.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany(H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Denmark | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 |
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Urban 16',54',75'Simetsreiter 32',48',74'Gauchel 49',89'Elbern 76' | Report |
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | +50 | 4 |
 Hungary | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 2 |
 United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 | −33 | 0 |
| Germany | 22 – 0 | Hungary |
| Hungary | 7 – 2 | United States |
| Germany | 29 – 1 | United States |
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 6 |
 Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 2 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 0 |
| Germany | 19 – 6 | Hungary | |
| Austria | 11 – 6 | Switzerland | |
| Austria | 11 – 7 | Hungary | |
| Germany | 16 – 6 | Switzerland | |
| Switzerland | 10 – 5 | Hungary | |
| Germany | 10 – 6 | Austria | Attendance: 100,000[3] |
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1936, with Gotthard Handrick winning gold.
Germany had 26 rowers participate in seven out of sevenrowing events in 1936.[4]
Nine shooters represented Germany in 1936. In the 25 m pistol event,Cornelius van Oyen won gold andHeinrich Hax won silver.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Helmuth Fischer | 100 m freestyle | 57.9 | 2Q | 58.7 | 4Q | 59.3 | 5 |
| Hermann Heibel | 1:01.4 | 2Q | 1:00.3 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Heiko Schwartz | 1:01.8 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Heinz Arendt | 400 m freestyle | 4:57.2 | 3q | 5:13.4 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Hans Freese | 5:03.1 | 2Q | 4:58.5 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Otto Przywara | 5:11.7 | 2Q | 5:14.9 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Heinz Arendt | 1500 m freestyle | 20:10.7 | 3Q | 19:56.1 | 4q | 19:59.0 | 7 |
| Hans Freese | 20:13.7 | 3Q | 20:27.6 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Otto Przywara | 20:59.0 | 3Q | 20:55.0 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Heinz Schlauch | 100 m backstroke | 1:10.1 | 2Q | 1:10.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Hans Schwarz | 1:11.0 | 3Q | 1:11.8 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Erwin Simon | 1:11.7 | 4q | 1:11.7 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Jochen Balke | 200 m breaststroke | 2:46.4 | 2Q | 2:45.4 | 2Q | 2:47.8 | 6 |
| Arthur Heina | 2:48.5 | 3Q | 2:47.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Erwin Sietas | 2:44.6 | 2Q | 2:44.8 | 3Q | 2:42.9 |  | |
| Werner Plath Hermann Heibel Wolfgang Heimlich Helmuth Fischer | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | — | 9:21.4 | 2Q | 9:19.0 | 5 | |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gisela Arendt | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.3 | 2Q | 1:07.2 | 2Q | 1:06.6 | |
| Leni Lohmar | 1:10.3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Inge Schmitz | 1:10.9 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Christel Rupke | 100 m backstroke | 1:23.7 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Anni Stolte | 1:23.1 | 4Q | 1:21.7 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Martha Genenger | 200 m breaststroke | 3:02.9OR | 1Q | 3:02.8 | 1Q | 3:04.2 | |
| Hanni Hölzner | 3:11.0 | 4Q | 3:08.8 | 3Q | 3:09.5 | =4 | |
| Trude Wollschläger | 3:08.5 | 1Q | 3:10.3 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Inge Schmitz Gisela Arendt Ursula Pollack* | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | 4:40.5 | 2Q | 4:36.8 | | |
*Swimmer who participated in the semifinals only and did not receive a medal.
