United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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games=1936 Summer
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flagbearer=Wally O'Connor
gold=24
silver=20
bronze=12
total=56
rank=2

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:* 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

*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.

wimming

*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.