Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 208 competitors, 171 men and 37 women, took part in 91 events in 17 sports.[1] British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
in Berlin | |
Competitors | 208 in 17 sports |
Flag bearer | Jack Beresford |
Medals Ranked 10th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Medallists edit
Gold edit
- Miles Bellville, Christopher Boardman, Russell Harmer, Charles Leaf, Leonard Martin — Yachting
- Jack Beresford, Dick Southwood — Double Scull Rowing
- Godfrey Brown, Godfrey Rampling, Freddie Wolff, Bill Roberts — 4 × 400 m Relay Athletics
- Harold Whitlock — 50 km Walk Athletics
Silver edit
- Alan Barrett, Martin Bristow, Peter Jackson, John Sturrock — Rowing Fours
- Godfrey Brown — 400m Athletics
- Audrey Brown, Barbara Burke, Eileen Hiscock, Violet Olney — 4 × 100 m Relay
- David Dawnay, Bryan Fowler, Humphrey Guinness, William Hinde — Polo
- Donald Finlay — 110m Hurdles
- Ernest Harper — Marathon
- Dorothy Tyler-Odam — High Jump
Bronze edit
- Richard Fanshawe, Edward Howard-Vyse, Alec Scott — Equestrian Team eventing
- Harry Hill, Ernest Johnson, Charles King, Ernest Mills — Track Cycling Team Pursuit
- Peter Scott — O-Jolle Yachting
Athletics edit
Boxing edit
Canoeing edit
Cycling edit
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1936.
Diving edit
Equestrian edit
Fencing edit
18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Great Britain in 1936.
Football edit
Gymnastics edit
Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1936.
Polo edit
Rowing edit
Great Britain had 18 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.[2]
- Men's single sculls - Unplaced
- Men's double sculls - Gold
- Men's coxless pair - Unplaced
- Men's coxless four - Silver
- Men's eight - Fourth
Sailing edit
Swimming edit
Water polo edit
Weightlifting edit
Wrestling edit
References edit
- ^ "Great Britain at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Great Britain Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2018.