United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Competitors
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Medals Rank: 2	Gold 24	Silver 20	Bronze 12	Total 56
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The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans were second in the medals table to Germany.

Male Competitors

Athletics

• Archie Williams- Won 1 gold medal in the 400m race.
• Jesse Owens- Won 4 gold medals in the 100m race, the 200m race, the long 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 the high 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 the pole vault.
• Ken Carpenter- Won 1 gold medal in the discus.
• Gordon Dunn- Won 1 silver medal in the discus.
• Glenn Morris- Won 1 gold medal in the decathlon.
• 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 the Flyweight.

Canoeing

• Ernest Riedel- Won 1 bronze medal in K1 10000 metres.

Football (soccer)

Results

• U.S. 0-1 Italy

Roster

• Charles Altemose
• Frank Bartkus
• Julius Chmielewski
• James Crockett
• William Fiedler
• Andrew Gajda
• Frank Greinert
• Fred Lutkefedder
• George Nemchik
• Peter Pietras
• Francis Ryan
• Fred Zbikowski
• Fritz Stoll
• Rob Denton

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

• 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 the high jump.

Swimming

• Eleanor Holm was the favorite for the 100m backstroke, but after a drinking episode on the voyage over she was suspended by team leader Avery Brundage; she had swum in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, winning gold in 1932.

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