Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| Great Britain at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 208 in 17 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Jack Beresford | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 10 |
Gold 4 |
Silver 7 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 14 |
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain 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.
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[edit] Medallists
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Gold
- N Bacon — Yachting
- M Becher — Yachting
- Miles Bellville — Yachting
- Christopher Boardman — Yachting
- Russell Harmer — Yachting
- Charles Leaf — Yachting
- Leonard Martin — Yachting
- Jack Beresford — Double Scull Rowing
- Dick Southwood — Double Scull Rowing
- Godfrey Brown — 4x400m Relay Athletics
- Godfrey Rampling — 4x400m Relay Athletics
- Freddie Wolff — 4x400m Relay Athletics
- Bill Roberts — 4x400m Relay Athletics
- Harold Whitlock — 50 km Walk Athletics
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Silver
- Alan Barrett — Rowing Fours
- Thomas Bristow — Rowing Fours
- Peter Jackson — Rowing Fours
- John Sturrock — Rowing Fours
- Godfrey Brown — 400m Athletics
- Audrey Brown — 4x100m Relay
- Barbara Burke — 4x100m Relay
- Eileen Hiscock — 4x100m Relay
- Violet Olney — 4x100m Relay
- David Dawnay — Equestrian Team
- Bryan Fowler — Equestrian Team
- Humphrey Guinness — Equestrian Team
- William Hinde — Equestrian Team
- Donald Finlay — 110m Hurdles
- Ernest Harper — Marathon
- Dorothy Tyler-Odam — High Jump
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Bronze
- Richard Fanshawe — Equestrian Team
- Harry Hill — Track Cycling Team Pursuit
- Edward Howard-Vyse — 3 Day Eventing Individual
- Ernest Johnson — Track Cycling Team Pursuit
- Charles King — Track Cycling Team Pursuit
- Ernest Mills — Track Cycling Team Pursuit
- Alec Scott — 3 Day Eventing Individual
- Peter Scott — O-Jolle Yachting
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Great Britain in 1936.
- Charles de Beaumont, Douglas Dexter, Albert Pelling, Ian Campbell-Gray, Terry Beddard, Bertie Childs
[edit] Football
Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Polo
Main article: Polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Single scull - H L Warren - Unplaced
- Double scull - Jack Beresford, Dick Southwood - Gold
- Coxless pair - D W Burnford, T S Cree - Unplaced
- Coxless four - Alan Barrett, Thomas Bristow, Peter Jackson, John Sturrock - Silver
- Eight - Tom Askwith, W G R M Laurie, J C Cherry, H W Mason, M P Lonnon, A D Kingsford, D G Kingsford, J M Couchman, J N Duckworth - Fourth
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Great Britain at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1936/. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
