Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Flag of Australia.svg
IOC code AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
Website www.olympics.com.au
in Berlin
Competitors32 (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)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  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.

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Medalist

The following Australian competitor won a medal at the games.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jack Metcalfe Athletics Men's triple jump 6 August 1936

Athletics

Key
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Gerald Backhouse 800 m 1:57.71 Q1:53.22 Q8
1500 m 7Did not advance
Alf Watson 110 m hurdles 15.14Did not advance
400 m hurdles 54.53Did not advance
Men
Field Events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Jack Metcalfe high jump 1.851T Q1.8512
triple jump Q15.50Bronze medal icon.svg
Basil Dickinson Q14.4816
Women
Field Events
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Doris Carter high jump 1.556T

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Henry Cooper flyweight Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Sobkowiak  (POL)
L KO2
Did not advance
Leonard Cook welterweight Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Pisarski  (POL)
W PTS
Flag of Finland.svg  Suvio  (FIN)
L PTS
Did not advance
Leslie Harley light heavyweight Flag of Switzerland.svg  van Bueren  (SUI)
W PTS
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Havelka  (TCH)
L PTS
Did not advance

Cycling

Men
Road race
CyclistEventFinal
ResultRank
Tassy Johnson Road race 2:33:0816T
Chris Wheeler Unknown
Track

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFirst roundFirst repechageSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Dunc Gray Sprint 213.01 Q12.21 Q2Did not advance5
Tassy Johnson Time trial n/a1:15.811

Diving

DiverEventFinal
PointsRank
Ron Masters 3 m springboard 115.7214
10 m platform 86.9515

Rowing

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

Ranks given are within the heat.

RowerEventFirst roundRepechageSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Cecil Pearce Single sculls 7:27.04 r7:33.22Did not advance
Bill Dixon
Herb Turner
Double sculls 6:55.64N/A7:58.817:45.16
Len Einsaar
Joe Gould
Mervyn Wood
Walter Jordan
George Elias
Wal Mackney
William Cross
Don Ferguson
Norman Ella
Eight 4 rN/A6:55.12Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Bill Kendall 100 m freestyle 1:01.03 q59.95Did not advance
Percy Oliver 100 m backstroke 1:10.22 Q1:09.43 Q1:10.77
Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

SwimmerEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Evelyn de Lacy 400 m freestyle 5:51.95Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:08.52 Q1:10.05Did not advance
Kitty Mackay 1:13.85Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:24.65Did not advance
Pat Norton 1:22.33 Q1:21.96Did not advance

Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling
Men's
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dick Garrard lightweight Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Romagnoli  (ITA)
L
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Kárpáti  (HUN)
L
Did not advance
John O'Hara welterweight Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Paar  (GER)
L
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Samec  (TCH)
W
Flag of Sweden.svg  Andersson  (SWE)
L
Did not advance
Eddie Scarf light heavyweight Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Beke  (BEL)
W
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Prokop  (TCH)
L
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Siebert  (GER)
L
Did not advance6

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References

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  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.