Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Berlin
Competitors	32 (28 men, 4 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Dunc Gray
Medals Ranked 30th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games ––––   Australasia (1908–1912)

Australia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 32 competitors, 28 men and 4 women, took part in 26 events in 7 sports. ^[1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. In terms of medals won Berlin 1936 was Australia's poorest result at the Summer Olympics, winning just a single bronze in the Men's triple jump.

Medalist

Further information: 1936 Summer Olympics medal table

The following Australian competitor won a medal at the games.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Jack Metcalfe	Athletics	Men's triple jump	6 August 1936

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
• NP = Not placed

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gerald Backhouse	800 m	1:57.7	1 Q	1:53.2	2 Q		8
	1500 m		7	did not advance
Alf Watson	110 m hurdles	15.1	4	did not advance
	400 m hurdles	54.5	3	did not advance

Men

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jack Metcalfe	high jump	1.85	1T Q	1.85	12
	triple jump		Q	15.50
Basil Dickinson			Q	14.48	16

Women

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Doris Carter	high jump	1.55	6T

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Henry Cooper	flyweight	Sobkowiak  (POL) L KO2	did not advance
Leonard Cook	welterweight	Pisarski  (POL) W PTS	Suvio  (FIN) L PTS	did not advance
Leslie Harley	light heavyweight	van Bueren  (SUI) W PTS	Havelka  (TCH) L PTS	did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Road race

Cyclist	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Tassy Johnson	Road race	2:33:08	16T
Chris Wheeler		Unknown

Track

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Second round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dunc Gray	Sprint		2	13.0	1 Q	12.2	1 Q		2	did not advance			5
Tassy Johnson	Time trial	n/a										1:15.8	11

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Diver	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Ron Masters	3 m springboard	115.72	14
	10 m platform	86.95	15

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Australia had 12 rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1936. ^[2]

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	First round		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Cecil Pearce	Single sculls	7:27.0	4 r	7:33.2	2	did not advance
Bill Dixon Herb Turner	Double sculls	6:55.6	4	—		7:58.8	1	7:45.1	6
Len Einsaar Joe Gould Mervyn Wood Walter Jordan George Elias Wal Mackney William Cross Don Ferguson Norman Ella	Eight		4 r	—		6:55.1	2	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Bill Kendall	100 m freestyle	1:01.0	3 q	59.9	5	Did not advance
Percy Oliver	100 m backstroke	1:10.2	2 Q	1:09.4	3 Q	1:10.7	7

Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Evelyn de Lacy	100 m freestyle	1:08.5	2 Q	1:10.0	5	Did not advance
Kitty Mackay		1:13.8	5	Did not advance
Evelyn de Lacy	400 m freestyle	5:51.9	5 Q	Did not advance
Kitty Mackay	100 m backstroke	1:24.6	5	Did not advance
Pat Norton		1:22.3	4 Q	1:21.9	6	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dick Garrard	lightweight	Romagnoli  (ITA) L	Kárpáti  (HUN) L	did not advance
John O'Hara	welterweight	Paar  (GER) L	Samec  (TCH) W	Andersson  (SWE) L	did not advance
Eddie Scarf	light heavyweight	Beke  (BEL) W	Prokop  (TCH) L	Siebert  (GER) L	did not advance		6

References

1. "Australia at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.