At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Saturday August 8, 1936 to Saturday August 15, 1936. There was a total of 248 participants from 29 countries competing.[2]
| Swimming at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin |
| Dates | 8–15 August 1936 |
| No. of events | 11 |
| Competitors | 248 from 29 nations |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medal summary
editMen's events
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Ferenc Csik |
Masanori Yusa |
Shigeo Arai |
| 400 m freestyle |
Jack Medica |
Shunpei Uto |
Shozo Makino |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Noboru Terada |
Jack Medica |
Shunpei Uto |
| 100 m backstroke |
Adolph Kiefer |
Al Vande Weghe |
Masaji Kiyokawa |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Tetsuo Hamuro |
Erwin Sietas |
Reizo Koike |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Shigeo Arai Shigeo Sugiura Masaharu Taguchi Masanori Yusa |
Ralph Flanagan John Macionis Jack Medica Paul Wolf |
Oszkár Abay-Nemes Ferenc Csik Ödön Gróf Árpád Lengyel |
Women's events
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Rie Mastenbroek |
Jeannette Campbell |
Gisela Arendt |
| 400 m freestyle |
Rie Mastenbroek |
Ragnhild Hveger |
Lenore Wingard |
| 100 m backstroke |
Nida Senff |
Rie Mastenbroek |
Alice Bridges |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Hideko Maehata |
Martha Genenger |
Inge Sørensen |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
Rie Mastenbroek Willy den Ouden Jopie Selbach Tini Wagner |
Gisela Arendt Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Ingeborg Schmitz |
Mavis Freeman Bernice Lapp Olive McKean Katherine Rawls |
Participating nations
edit248 swimmers from 29 nations competed.[2]
|
|
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
edit- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 January 2007.