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Men: 100m
Date: 2 August 1936 / 3 August 1936

Rank Name Nation Time
1 Jesse Owens USA 10.3
2 Ralph Metcalfe USA 10.4
3 Martinus Osendarp NED 10.5
4 Frank Wykoff USA
5 Erich Borchmeyer GER
6 Lennart Strandberg SWE
Semi-finals
7 Howard McPhee CAN
7 Paul Hanni SUI
Men: 200m
Date: 4 August 1936 / 5 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Jesse Owens USA 20.7
2 Matthew "Mack" Robinson USA 21.1
3 Martinus Osendarp NED 21.3
4 Paul Hanni SUI
5 Lee Orr CAN
6 Wijnand van Beveren NED
Semi-finals
7 Martinus Theunissen RSA
7 Robert Packard USA
Men: 400m
Date: 6 August 1936 / 7 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Archibald Williams USA 46.5
2 Godfrey Brown GBR 46.7
3 James LuValle USA 46.8
4 William Roberts GBR 46.8
5 William Fritz CAN 47.8
6 John Loaring CAN 48.2
Semi-finals
7 Godfrey Rampling GBR 47.5
8 Mario Lanzi ITA 48.2
Men: 800m
Date: 2 August 1936 / 3 August 1936 / 4 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 John Woodruff USA 1:52.9
2 Mario Lanzi ITA 1:53.3
3 Philip Edwards CAN 1:53.6
4 Kazimierz Kucharski POL 1:53.8
5 Charles Hornbostel USA 1:54.6
6 Harry Williamson USA 1:55.8
7 Juan Carlos Anderson ARG
8 Gerald Backhouse AUS
Men: 1500m
Date: 5 August 1936 / 6 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Jack Lovelock NZL 3:47.8
2 Glenn Cunningham USA 3:48.4
3 Luigi Beccali ITA 3:49.2
4 Archie San Romani USA 3:50.0
5 Philip Edwards CAN 3:50.4
6 John Cornes GBR 3:51.4
7 Miklos Szabo HUN 3:53.0
8 Robert Goix FRA 3:53.8
Men: 5000m
Date: 4 August 1936 / 7 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Gunnar Hockert FIN 14:22.2
2 Lauri Lehtinen FIN 14:25.8
3 Henry Jonsson SWE 14:29.0
4 Kohei Murakoso JPN 14:30.0
5 Jozef Noji POL 14:33.4
6 Ilmari Salminen FIN 14:39.8
7 Umberto Cerati ITA 14:44.4
8 Louis Zamperini USA 14:46.8
Men: 10000m
Date: 8 February 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Ilmari Salminen FIN 30:15.4
2 Arvo Askola FIN 30:15.6
3 Volmari Iso-Hollo FIN 30:20.2
4 Kohei Murakoso JPN 30:25.0
5 James Burns GBR 30:58.2
6 Juan Carlos Zabala ARG 31:22.0
7 Max Gebhard GER 31:29.6
8 Donald Lash USA 31:39.4
Men: 110m Hurdles
Date: 5 August 1936 / 6 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Forrest Towns USA 14.2
2 Donald Finlay GBR 14.4
3 Frederick Pollard USA 14.4
4 Hakan Lidman SWE
5 John Thornton GBR
6 Larry O'Connor CAN
Semi-finals
7 Ivan "Vane" Ivanovic YUG
7 Roy Staley USA
Men: 400m Hurdles
Date: 3 August 1936 / 4 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Glenn Hardin USA 52.4
2 John Loaring CAN 52.7
3 Miguel White PHI 52.8
4 Joseph Patterson USA 53.0
5 Sylvio Padilha BRA 54.0
6 Khristos Mantikas GRE 54.2
Semi-finals
7 Jules Bosmans BEL 53.4
8 Dale Schofield USA 53.5
Men: 3000m Steeplechase
Date: 3 August 1936 / 8 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Volmari Iso-Hollo FIN 9:03.8
2 Kaarlo "Kalle" Tuominen FIN 9:06.8
3 Alfred Dompert GER 9:07.2
4 Martti Matilainen FIN 9:09.0
5 Harold Manning USA 9:11.2
6 Lars Larsson SWE 9:16.6
7 Voldemars Vitols LAT 9:18.8
8 Glenn Dawson USA 9:21.2
Men: 4x100m Relay
Date: 8 August 1936 / 9 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Jesse Owens; Ralph Metcalfe; Foy Draper; Frank Wykoff USA 39.8
2 Orazio Mariani; Gianni Caldana; Elio Ragni; Tullio Gonnelli ITA 41.1
3 Wilhelm Leichum; Erich Borchmeyer; Erwin Gillmeister; Gerd Hornberger GER 41.2
4 Juan Lavenas; Antonio Sande; Carlos Hofmeister; Tomas Beswick ARG 42.2
5 Samuel Richardson; Bruce Humber; Lee Orr; Howard McPhee CAN 42.7
6 Tjeerd Boersma; Wijnand van Beveren; Christiaan Berger; Martinus Osendarp NED
Heats
7 Lennart Lindgren; Irvin Ternstrom; Osten Sandstrom; Ake Stenqvist SWE 41.5
8 Eric Grimbeek; Patrick Dannaher; Tom Lavery; Martinus Theunissen RSA 41.7
Men: 4x400m Relay
Date: 8 August 1936 / 9 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Frederick Wolff; Godfrey Rampling; William Roberts; Godfrey Brown GBR 3:09.0
2 Harold Cagle; Robert Young; Edward O'Brien; Alfred Fitch USA 3:11.0
3 Helmut Hamann; Friedrich von Stulpnagel; Harry Voigt; Rudolf Harbig GER 3:11.8
4 Marshall Limon; Philip Edwards; William Fritz; John Loaring CAN 3:11.8
5 Sven Stromberg; Per-Olof "Pekka" Edfeldt; Olle Danielsson; Bertil von Wachenfeldt SWE 3:13.0
6 Tibor Ribenyi; Zoltan Zsitva; Jozsef Vadas; Jozsef Kovacs HUN 3:14.8
Heats
7 Raymond Boisset; Georges Guillez; Georges Henry; Prudent Joye FRA 3:15.2
8 Angelo Ferrario; Marsilio Rossi; Otello Spampani; Mario Lanzi ITA 3:16.6
Women: 100m
Date: 3 August 1936 / 4 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Helen Stephens USA 11.5
2 Stanislawa Walasiewicz POL 11.7
3 Kathe Krauss GER 11.9
4 Marie Dollinger GER
5 Annette Rogers USA
6 Emmy Albus GER
Semi-finals
7 Eileen Hiscock GBR
7 Barbara Burke GBR
Women: 80m Hurdles
Date: 5 August 1936 / 6 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Trebisonda Valla ITA 11.7
2 Anni Steuer GER 11.7
3 Elizabeth Taylor CAN 11.7
4 Claudia Testoni ITA
5 Kitty ter Braake NED
6 Doris Eckert GER
Semi-finals
7 Anne O'Brien USA
7 Simone Schaller USA
Women: 4x100m Relay
Date: 8 August 1936 / 9 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Harriet Bland; Annette Rogers; Betty Robinson; Helen Stephens USA 46.9
2 Eileen Hiscock; Violet Olney; Audrey Brown; Barbara Burke GBR 47.6
3 Dorothy Brookshaw; Mildred Dolson; Hilda Cameron; Aileen Meagher CAN 47.8
4 Lydia Bongiovanni; Trebisonda Valla; Fernanda Bullano; Claudia Testoni ITA 48.7
5 Kitty ter Braake; Fanny Koen; Ali de Vries; Lies Koning NED 48.8
6 Emmy Albus; Kathe Krauss; Marie Dollinger; Ilse Dorffeldt GER
Heats
7 Irja Lipasti; Ebba From; Raili Halttu; ? Essmann FIN 49.5
8 Charlotte Machmer; Johanna Vancura; Margarete Neumann; Veronika Kolbach AUT 49.9
Men: Marathon
Date: 9 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Sohn Kee-Chung KOR 2:29:19.2
2 Ernest Harper GBR 2:31:23.2
3 Nam Sung-Yong KOR 2:31:42.0
4 Erkki Tamila FIN 2:32:45.0
5 Vaino Muinonen FIN 2:33:46.0
6 Johannes Coleman RSA 2:36:17.0
7 Donald Robertson GBR 2:37:06.2
8 Henry Gibson RSA 2:38:04.0
Men: 50km Walk
Date: 5 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Harold Whitlock GBR 4:30:41.4
2 Arthur Schwab SUI 4:32:09.2
3 Adalberts Bubenko LAT 4:32:42.2
4 Jaroslav Stork TCH 4:34:00.2
5 Edgar Bruun NOR 4:34:53.2
6 Fritz Bleiweiss GER 4:36:48.4
7 Karl Reiniger SUI 4:40:45.0
8 Etienne Laisne FRA 4:41:40.0
Men: High Jump
Date: 2 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Cornelius Johnson USA 2.03m [6' 8"]
2 Dave Albritton USA 2.00m [6' 6 ¾"]
3 Delos Thurber USA 2.00m [6' 6 ¾"]
4 Kalevi Kotkas FIN 2.00m [6' 6 ¾"]
5 Kimio Yata JPN 1.97m [6' 5 ½"]
6 Lauri Kalima FIN 1.94m [6' 4 ½"]
6 Yoshiro Asakuma JPN 1.94m [6' 4 ½"]
6 Hiroshi Tanaka JPN 1.94m [6' 4 ½"]
6 Gustav Weinkotz GER 1.94m [6' 4 ½"]
Men: Pole Vault
Date: 5 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Earle Meadows USA 4.35m [14' 3 ¼"]
2 Shuhei Nishida JPN 4.25m [13' 11 ¼"]
3 Sueo Oe JPN 4.25m [13' 11 ¼"]
4 William Sefton USA 4.25m [13' 11 ¼"]
5 William Graber USA 4.15m [13' 7 ½"]
6 Viktor Zsuffka HUN 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Jan Korejs TCH 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Peter Bacsalmasi HUN 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Bo Ljungberg SWE 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Syl Apps CAN 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Wilhelm Sznajder POL 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Kiyoshi Adachi JPN 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Alfred Proksch AUT 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Danilo Innocenti ITA 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Josef Haunzwickel AUT 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
6 Richard Webster GBR 4.00m [13' 1 ½"]
Men: Long Jump
Date: 4 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Jesse Owens USA 8.06m [26' 5 ¼"]
2 Luz Long GER 7.87m [25' 9 ¾"]
3 Naoto Tajima JPN 7.74m [25' 4 ¾"]
4 Arturo Maffei ITA 7.73m [25' 4 ¼"]
4 Wilhelm Leichum GER 7.73m [25' 4 ¼"]
6 Robert Clark USA 7.67m [25' 2"]
7 John Brooks USA 7.41m [24' 3 ¾"]
8 Robert Paul FRA 7.34m [24' 1"]
Men: Triple Jump
Date: 6 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Naoto Tajima JPN 16.00m [52' 6"]
2 Masao Harada JPN 15.66m [51' 4 ½"]
3 John Metcalfe AUS 15.50m [50' 10 ¼"]
4 Heinz Wollner GER 15.27m [50' 1 ¼"]
5 Rolland Romero USA 15.08m [49' 5 ¾"]
6 Kenkichi Oshima JPN 15.07m [49' 5 ¼"]
7 Erich Joch GER 14.88m [48' 9 ¾"]
8 Dudley Wilkins USA 14.83m [48' 7 ¾"]
Men: Shot Put
Date: 2 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Hans Woelke GER 16.20m [53' 1 ¾"]
2 Sulo Barlund FIN 16.12m [52' 10 ¾"]
3 Gerhard Stock GER 15.66m [51' 4 ½"]
4 Samuel Francis USA 15.45m [50' 8 ¼"]
5 Jack Torrance USA 15.38m [50' 5 ½"]
6 Dimitri Zaitz USA 15.32m [50' 3 ¼"]
7 Frantisek Douda TCH 15.28m [50' 1 ½"]
8 Arnold Viiding EST 15.23m [49' 11 ½"]
Men: Discus Throw
Date: 5 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Kenneth Carpenter USA 50.48m [165' 7 ½"]
2 Gordon Dunn USA 49.36m [161' 11 ¼"]
3 Giorgio Oberweger ITA 49.23m [161' 6 ¼"]
4 Reidar Sorlie NOR 48.77m [160' 0"]
5 Willy Schroder GER 47.93m [157' 3"]
6 Nikolaos Sillas GRE 47.75m [156' 8"]
7 Gunnar Bergh SWE 47.22m [154' 11"]
8 Ake Hedvall SWE 46.20m [151' 7"]
Men: Hammer Throw
Date: 3 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Karl Hein GER 56.49m [185' 4"]
2 Erwin Blask GER 55.04m [180' 7"]
3 Fred Warngard SWE 54.83m [179' 10 ¾"]
4 Gustaf Alfons Koutonen FIN 51.90m [170' 3 ¼"]
5 William Rowe USA 51.66m [169' 5 ¾"]
6 Donald Favor USA 51.01m [167' 4 ¼"]
7 Bernhard Greulich GER 50.61m [166' ½"]
8 Koit Annamaa EST 50.46m [165' 6 ½"]
Men: Javelin Throw
Date: 6 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Gerhard Stock GER 71.84m [235' 8 ¼"]
2 Yrjo Nikkanen FIN 70.77m [232' 2 ¼"]
3 Kalervo Toivonen FIN 70.72m [232' ¼"]
4 Lennart Atterwall SWE 69.20m [227' ½"]
5 Matti Jarvinen FIN 69.18m [226' 11 ½"]
6 Alton Terry USA 67.15m [220' 3 ¾"]
7 Eugeniusz Lokajski POL 66.39m [217' 9 ¾"]
8 Jozsef Varszegi HUN 65.30m [214' 2 ¾"]
Women: High Jump
Date: 9 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Ibolya Csak HUN 1.60m [5' 3"]
2 Dorothy Odam GBR 1.60m [5' 3"]
3 Elfriede Kaun GER 1.60m [5' 3"]
4 Dora Ratjen GER 1.58m [5' 2 ¼"]
5 Marguerite Nicolas FRA 1.58m [5' 2 ¼"]
6 Doris Carter AUS 1.55m [5' 1"]
6 Annette Rogers USA 1.55m [5' 1"]
6 Fanny Koen NED 1.55m [5' 1"]
Women: Discus Throw
Date: 4 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Gisela Mauermayer GER 47.63m [156' 3 ¼"]
2 Jadwiga Wajs POL 46.22m [151' 7 ¾"]
3 Paula Mollenhauer GER 39.80m [130' 7"]
4 Ko Nakamura JPN 38.24m [125' 5 ½"]
5 Hide Mineshima JPN 37.35m [122' 6 ½"]
6 Birgit Lundstrom SWE 35.92m [117' 10 ¼"]
7 Anna Niesink NED 35.21m [115' 6 ¼"]
8 Gertrude Wilhelmsen USA 34.43m [112' 11 ½"]
Women: Javelin Throw
Date: 2 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Tilly Fleischer GER 45.18m [148' 2 ¾"]
2 Luise Kruger GER 43.29m [142' ¼"]
3 Maria Kwasniewska POL 41.80m [137' 1 ¾"]
4 Herma Bauma AUT 41.66m [136' 8 ¼"]
5 Sadako Yamamoto JPN 41.45m [136' 0"]
6 Lydia Eberhardt GER 41.37m [135' 8 ¾"]
7 Gertrude Wilhelmsen USA 37.35m [122' 6 ½"]
8 Gien de Kock NED 36.93m [121' 2"]
Men: Decathlon
Date: 7 August 1936 / 8 August 1936
Rank Name Nation Points
1 Glenn Morris USA 7900
2 Robert Clark USA 7601
3 Jack Parker USA 7275
4 Erwin Huber GER 7087
5 Reindert Brasser NED 7046
6 Armin Guhl SUI 7033
7 Olle Bexell SWE 7024
8 Helmut Bonnet GER 6939