Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics  |
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| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. 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.
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Medal table [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) |
4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED) |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Medal summary [edit]
Men's events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Ferenc Csik Hungary (HUN) |
Masanori Yusa Japan (JPN) |
Shigeo Arai Japan (JPN) |
| 400 m freestyle |
Jack Medica United States (USA) |
Shunpei Uto Japan (JPN) |
Shozo Makino Japan (JPN) |
| 1500 m freestyle |
Noboru Terada Japan (JPN) |
Jack Medica United States (USA) |
Shunpei Uto Japan (JPN) |
| 100 m backstroke |
Adolph Kiefer United States (USA) |
Al Vande Weghe United States (USA) |
Masaji Kiyokawa Japan (JPN) |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Tetsuo Hamuro Japan (JPN) |
Erwin Sietas Germany (GER) |
Reizo Koike Japan (JPN) |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
Japan (JPN) Shigeo Arai Shigeo Sugiura Masaharu Taguchi Masanori Yusa |
United States (USA) Ralph Flanagan John Macionis Jack Medica Paul Wolf |
Hungary (HUN) Oszkár Abay-Nemes Ferenc Csik Ödön Gróf Árpád Lengyel |
Women's events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands (NED) |
Jeannette Campbell Argentina (ARG) |
Gisela Arendt Germany (GER) |
| 400 m freestyle |
Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands (NED) |
Ragnhild Hveger Denmark (DEN) |
Lenore Wingard United States (USA) |
| 100 m backstroke |
Nida Senff Netherlands (NED) |
Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands (NED) |
Alice Bridges United States (USA) |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Hideko Maehata Japan (JPN) |
Martha Genenger Germany (GER) |
Inge Sørensen Denmark (DEN) |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
Netherlands (NED) Rie Mastenbroek Willy den Ouden Jopie Selbach Tini Wagner |
Germany (GER) Gisela Arendt Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Ingeborg Schmitz |
United States (USA) Mavis Freeman Bernice Lapp Olive McKean Katherine Rawls |
References [edit]
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-30.
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