Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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| 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 | |
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.
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]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Frederick Hodges | 3 m springboard | 102.98 | 20 |
| Doug Tomalin | 10 m platform | 94.14 | 9 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Katinka Larsen | 3 m springboard | 64.00 | 13 |
| Betty Slade | 69.95 | 9 | |
| Jean Gilbert | 10 m platform | 30.16 | 7 |
| Madge Moulton | 26.62 | 18 | |
Equestrian
[edit]Fencing
[edit]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
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
- Tom Askwith
- Ran Laurie
- John Cherry
- Hugh Mason
- McAllister Lonnon
- Annesley Kingsford
- Desmond Kingsford
- John Couchman
- Noel Duckworth (cox)
Sailing
[edit]Swimming
[edit]- Men
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Frederick Dove | 100 m freestyle | 1:01.6 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Mostyn Ffrench-Williams | 1:00.7 | 1 Q | 1:01.0 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Romund Gabrielsen | 1:01.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Bob Leivers | 400 m freestyle | 4:57.2 | 1 Q | 4:55.7 | 4 q | 5:00.9 | 7 |
| William Pearson | 5:12.7 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Norman Wainwright | 5:03.6 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Bob Leivers | 1500 m freestyle | 20.04.4 | 2 Q | 20:10.0 | 3 Q | 19:57.4 | 6 |
| Norman Wainwright | 20:47.6 | 2 Q | 20:14.4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Jack Besford | 100 m backstroke | 1:12.0 | 1 Q | 1:13.6 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Jack Middleton | 1:15.0 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Mostyn Ffrench-Williams Romund Gabrielsen Bob Leivers Norman Wainwright |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | — | 9:30.8 | 3 q | 9:21.5 | 6 | |
- Women
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Zilpha Grant | 100 m freestyle | 1:12.1 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Margery Hinton | 1:13.0 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Olive Wadham | 1:11.5 | 3 Q | 1:12.0 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Margaret Jeffery | 400 m freestyle | 6:12.7 | 2 Q | 6:07.2 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Gladys Morcom | 6:00.8 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lorna Frampton | 100 m backstroke | 1:20.9 | 3 Q | 1:19.6 | 2 Q | 1:20.6 | 6 |
| Audrey Hancock | 1:23.6 | 3 Q | 1:21.6 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Phyllis Harding | 1:22.1 | 3 Q | 1:19.8 | 4 q | 1:21.5 | 7 | |
| Margaret Gomm | 200 m breaststroke | 3:15.7 | 3 Q | 3:15.8 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Vera Kingston | 3:21.7 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Doris Storey | 3:10.8 | 2 Q | 3:09.8 | 3 Q | 3:09.7 | 6 | |
| Margaret Jeffery Zilpha Grant Edna Hughes Olive Wadham |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | 4:47.2 | 2 Q | 4:51.0 | 6 | |
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.
External links
[edit]- http://www.olympics.org.uk/gamesmedallists.aspx?gt=s&ga=11 Archived 20 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
