Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | AUS |
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Berlin | |
Competitors | 32 (28 men, 4 women) in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Dunc Gray |
Medals Ranked 30th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
The following Australian competitor won a medal at the games.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Jack Metcalfe | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 6 August 1936 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
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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 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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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 |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Position | ||
Doris Carter | high jump | 1.55 | 6T |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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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 |
Cyclist | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Tassy Johnson | Road race | 2:33:08 | 16T |
Chris Wheeler | Unknown |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist | Event | First round | First repechage | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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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 |
Diver | Event | Final | |
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Points | Rank | ||
Ron Masters | 3 m springboard | 115.72 | 14 |
10 m platform | 86.95 | 15 |
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 | ||||
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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 | N/A | 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 | N/A | 6:55.1 | 2 | Did not advance |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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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 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Evelyn de Lacy | 400 m freestyle | 5:51.9 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 1:08.5 | 2 Q | 1:10.0 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Kitty Mackay | 1:13.8 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
100 m backstroke | 1:24.6 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Pat Norton | 1:22.3 | 3 Q | 1:21.9 | 6 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final | |
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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 |
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