List of gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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This is a list of the gymnasts who represented their country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin from 1 to 16 August 1936. Only one discipline, artistic gymnastics, was included in the Games. [1]

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Female artistic gymnasts

NameCountryDate of birth (Age)
Youngest competitor Elda Cividino Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 13 December 1921 (aged 14)
Oldest competitor Friedl Iby Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany 6 April 1905 (aged 31)
NOC NameDate of birth (Age)Hometown
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Jaroslava Bajerová 1 April 1910 (aged 26) Brno, Moravia
Vlasta Děkanová 5 September 1909 (aged 26) Prague, Bohemia
Božena Dobešová 2 October 1914 (aged 21) Stochov, Bohemia
Vlasta Foltová 14 December 1913 (aged 22) Prague, Bohemia
Anna Hřebřinová 11 November 1908 (aged 27) Prague, Bohemia
Matylda Pálfyová 11 March 1912 (aged 24) Kostoľany nad Hornádom, Hungary
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská 27 June 1913 (aged 23) Kopřivnice, Moravia
Marie Větrovská 26 June 1912 (aged 24) Prague, Bohemia
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany Anita Bärwirth 30 August 1918 (aged 17) Kiel, Germany
Erna Bürger 26 July 1909 (aged 27) Eberswalde, Germany
Isolde Frölian 8 April 1908 (aged 28) Dresden, Germany
Friedl Iby 6 April 1905 (aged 31) Nuremberg, Germany
Trudi Meyer 13 July 1914 (aged 22) Hanover, Germany
Paula Pöhlsen 11 September 1913 (aged 22) Hamburg, Germany
Julie Schmitt 6 April 1913 (aged 23) Cham, Germany
Käthe Sohnemann 6 May 1913 (aged 23) Hamburg, Germany
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Doris Blake 2 November 1911 (aged 24) Edmonton, London
Brenda Crowe 31 July 1913 (aged 23) Edmonton, London
Edna Gross 12 December 1910 (aged 25)
Clarice Hanson 23 March 1911 (aged 25) Bradford, West Yorkshire
Mary Heaton 24 February 1911 (aged 25) Bingley, West Yorkshire
Mary Kelly 30 May 1907 (aged 29)
Lilian Ridgewell 19 November 1912 (aged 23) Edmonton, London
Marion Wharton 16 July 1908 (aged 28) Keighley, West Yorkshire
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Margit Csillik 18 November 1914 (aged 21) Budapest, Hungary
Margit Kalocsai 27 December 1909 (aged 26) Budapest, Hungary
Ilona Madary 23 June 1916 (aged 20) Budapest, Hungary
Gabriella Mészáros 14 December 1913 (aged 22) Budapest, Hungary
Margit Nagy 29 May 1921 (aged 15) Debrecen, Hungary
Olga Tőrös 4 August 1914 (aged 21) Debrecen, Hungary
Judit Tóth 27 December 1906 (aged 29) Budapest, Hungary
Eszter Voit 11 January 1916 (aged 20) Budapest, Hungary
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Anna Avanzini 19 November 1917 (aged 18) Busto Arsizio, Italy
Vittoria Avanzini 8 February 1915 (aged 21) Busto Arsizio, Italy
Clara Bimbocci 16 April 1919 (aged 17) Lucca, Italy
Ebore Canella 23 March 1913 (aged 23) Sestri Ponente, Italy
Pina Cipriotto 14 March 1911 (aged 25) Muggia, Italy
Elda Cividino 13 December 1921 (aged 14) Trieste, Italy
Gianna Guaita 26 April 1911 (aged 25) Busto Arsizio, Italy
Carmela Toso 30 September 1912 (aged 23) Trieste, Italy
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland Alina Cichecka 2 September 1916 (aged 19) Warsaw, Poland
Stefania Krupa 14 December 1909 (aged 26) Warsaw, Poland
Marta Majowska 17 July 1911 (aged 25) Chorzów, Poland
Wiesława Noskiewicz 13 July 1911 (aged 25) Warsaw, Poland
Matylda Ossadnik 17 March 1917 (aged 19) Bytom, Poland
Klara Sierońska 28 July 1913 (aged 23) Chorzów, Poland
Janina Skirlińska 8 March 1907 (aged 29) Żurawiczki, Poland
Julia Wojciechowska 5 May 1915 (aged 21) Mielec, Poland
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Jennie Caputo 5 January 1918 (aged 18) Newark, New Jersey
Consetta Caruccio 26 September 1918 (aged 17) Allegany, New York
Margaret Duff 19 October 1917 (aged 18) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Irma Haubold 20 November 1908 (aged 27) Union City, New Jersey
Marie Kibler 29 June 1912 (aged 24) Atlantic City, New Jersey
Ada Lunardoni 8 March 1911 (aged 25) West Hoboken, New Jersey
Adelaide Meyer 4 June 1906 (aged 30) Brooklyn, New York
Mary Wright 30 July 1908 (aged 28) San Antonio, Texas
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia Dragana Đorđević 2 June 1914 (aged 22) Kingdom of Serbia
Ančka Goropenko 29 October 1914 (aged 21) Ljubljana, Croatia-Slavonia
Katarina Hribar 28 October 1913 (aged 22) Ljubljana, Croatia-Slavonia
Marta Pustišek 21 February 1917 (aged 19) Ljubljana, Croatia-Slavonia
Dušica Radivojević 25 January 1914 (aged 22) Kingdom of Serbia
Olga Rajković 13 April 1913 (aged 23) Kingdom of Serbia
Lidija Rupnik 20 February 1915 (aged 21) Trieste, Italy
Maja Veršeć 23 October 1916 (aged 19) Zagreb, Croatia-Slavonia

Male artistic gymnasts

NameCountryDate of birth (Age)
Youngest competitor Lyuben Obretenov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1 July 1918 (aged 18)
Oldest competitor Leon Štukelj Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 12 November 1898 (aged 37)
NOC NameDate of birth (Age)Hometown
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Gottfried Hermann 22 June 1910 (aged 26)
Pius Hollenstein 3 November 1907 (aged 28)
Karl Pannos 16 September 1908 (aged 27) Vienna, Austria
Robert Pranz 22 October 1905 (aged 30)
Leopold Redl 1 August 1907 (aged 29)
Adolf Scheffknecht 4 October 1914 (aged 21) Bregenz, Austria
August Sturm 1 February 1912 (aged 24)
Franz Swoboda 28 January 1909 (aged 27)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Ivan Chureshki 6 September 1908 (aged 27)
Georgi Dimitrov 27 January 1911 (aged 25)
Yovcho Khristov 25 February 1913 (aged 23)
Neno Mirchev 9 September 1909 (aged 26)
Lyuben Obretenov 1 July 1918 (aged 18) Ruse, Bulgaria
Pando Sidov 15 May 1910 (aged 26)
Ivan Stoychev 6 July 1909 (aged 27)
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia Jan Gajdoš 27 December 1903 (aged 32) Brno, Moravia
Alois Hudec 12 July 1908 (aged 28) Račice, Bohemia
Jaroslav Kollinger 13 December 1905 (aged 30) Roudnice nad Labem, Bohemia
Emanuel Löffler 29 December 1901 (aged 34) Mezíříčko, Moravia
Vratislav Petráček 22 February 1910 (aged 26) České Budějovice, Bohemia
Bohumil Povejšil 15 July 1912 (aged 24) Prague, Bohemia
Jan Sládek 23 February 1907 (aged 29) Vracov, Moravia
Jindřich Tintěra 7 February 1901 (aged 35) Prague, Bohemia
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Mauri Nyberg-Noroma 31 January 1908 (aged 28) Vyborg, Finland
Ilmari Pakarinen 12 September 1910 (aged 25) Vyborg, Finland
Aleksanteri Saarvala 9 April 1913 (aged 23) Vyborg, Finland
Heikki Savolainen 28 September 1907 (aged 28) Joensuu, Finland
Esa Seeste 4 July 1913 (aged 23) Vyborg, Finland
Einari Teräsvirta 7 December 1914 (aged 21) Vyborg, Finland
Eino Tukiainen 1 January 1915 (aged 21) Vyborg, Finland
Martti Uosikkinen 20 August 1909 (aged 26) Kuopio, Finland
Flag of France.svg  France Jean Aubry 18 March 1913 (aged 23) Chartres, France
Robert Herold 13 November 1910 (aged 25) Strasbourg, France
Paul Masino 28 September 1911 (aged 24) Lyon, France
Lucien Masset 11 May 1914 (aged 22) Lyon, France
Maurice Rousseau 28 September 1906 (aged 29) La Machine, France
Antoine Schildwein 10 August 1911 (aged 24) Sarreguemines, France
Armand Solbach 10 May 1904 (aged 32) Neuilly-Plaisance, France
Armand Walter 5 April 1908 (aged 28) Pfastatt, France
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany Franz Beckert 13 March 1907 (aged 29) Neustadt, Germany
Konrad Frey 24 April 1909 (aged 27) Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Alfred Schwarzmann 23 March 1912 (aged 24) Fürth, Germany
Willi Stadel 9 July 1912 (aged 24) Konstanz, Germany
Innozenz Stangl 11 March 1911 (aged 25) Jesenwang, Germany
Walter Steffens 26 December 1908 (aged 27) Barnstorf, Germany
Matthias Volz 4 May 1910 (aged 26) Schwabach, Germany
Ernst Winter 30 October 1907 (aged 28) Frankfurt, Germany
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary József Hegedűs 7 January 1910 (aged 26) Újpest, Hungary
Gábor Kecskeméti 30 January 1912 (aged 24) Békés, Hungary
Győző Mogyorossy 23 December 1914 (aged 21) Debrecen, Hungary
István Pelle 26 July 1907 (aged 29) Budapest, Hungary
Miklós Péter 27 April 1906 (aged 30) Budapest, Hungary
István Sárkány 5 August 1913 (aged 22) Turda, Hungary
József Sarlós 8 July 1909 (aged 27) Štúrovo, Hungary
Lajos Tóth 25 August 1914 (aged 21) Debrecen, Hungary
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy Egidio Armelloni 22 July 1909 (aged 27) Soresina, Italy
Oreste Capuzzo 7 December 1908 (aged 27) Rivarolo, Italy
Danilo Fioravanti 23 August 1913 (aged 22) Berra, Italy
Savino Guglielmetti 26 November 1911 (aged 24) Milan, Italy
Romeo Neri 26 March 1903 (aged 33) Rimini, Italy
Otello Ternelli 23 November 1912 (aged 23) Modena, Italy
Franco Tognini 26 October 1907 (aged 28) Monza, Italy
Nicolò Tronci 6 April 1905 (aged 31) Genoa, Italy
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan Hikoroku Arimoto 11 October 1915 (aged 20)
Fujio Kakuta 27 January 1911 (aged 25) Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Hiroshi Matsunobu 15 October 1915 (aged 20)
Yoshio Miyake 7 December 1913 (aged 22)
Hiroshi Nosaka 1 October 1914 (aged 21) Tokyo, Japan
Dokan Sone 30 October 1914 (aged 21) Jōetsu, Japan
Yoshitaka Takeda 15 February 1911 (aged 25) Asakura, Japan
Kiichiro Toyama 22 November 1909 (aged 26) Hitachi, Japan
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Jos Cillien 19 July 1911 (aged 25) Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Mathias Erang 1 May 1902 (aged 34) Malstatt-Burbach, Germany
Franz Haupert 27 October 1907 (aged 28) Clemency, Luxembourg
Willy Klein 11 October 1912 (aged 23) Dudelange, Luxembourg
Jey Kugeler 18 April 1910 (aged 26) Schifflange, Luxembourg
Marcel Leineweber 7 December 1912 (aged 23) Pétange, Luxembourg
Metty Logelin 24 April 1907 (aged 29) Differdange, Luxembourg
Jos Romersa 1 November 1915 (aged 20) Dudelange, Luxembourg
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Andrei Abraham 7 October 1916 (aged 19) Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ion Albert 2 June 1910 (aged 26) Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Alexandru Dan 26 July 1907 (aged 29)
Francisc Drăghici 1 June 1913 (aged 23) Reșița, Romania
Remus Ludu 13 May 1914 (aged 22) Târgu Lăpuș, Romania
Iosif Matusec 15 February 1907 (aged 29) Arad, Romania
Vasile Moldovan 28 August 1911 (aged 24) Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Iohan Schmidt 17 January 1910 (aged 26)
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Walter Bach 10 December 1909 (aged 26)
Albert Bachmann 8 November 1906 (aged 29)
Walter Beck 20 November 1907 (aged 28)
Eugen Mack 21 September 1907 (aged 28) Arbon, Switzerland
Georges Miez 2 October 1904 (aged 31) Töss, Switzerland
Michael Reusch 3 February 1914 (aged 22) Rothrist, Switzerland
Eduard Steinemann 2 August 1906 (aged 29)
Josef Walter 1 December 1901 (aged 34)
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States Frank Cumiskey 6 September 1912 (aged 23) West New York, New Jersey
Kenny Griffin 27 January 1912 (aged 24) Logan, Utah
Frank Haubold 23 March 1906 (aged 30) Union City, New Jersey
Al Jochim 12 June 1902 (aged 34) Berlin, Germany
Fred Meyer 9 August 1910 (aged 25) New York, New York
Chet Phillips 23 October 1913 (aged 22) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Artie Pitt 14 August 1913 (aged 22) West New York, New Jersey
George Wheeler 14 December 1914 (aged 21) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia Miroslav Forte 24 October 1911 (aged 24) Trbovlje, Croatia-Slavonia
Boris Gregorka 2 August 1906 (aged 29) Brežice, Croatia-Slavonia
Konrad Grilc 25 October 1909 (aged 26) Celje, Croatia-Slavonia
Dimitrije Merzlikin 6 November 1914 (aged 21)
Josip Primožič 7 February 1900 (aged 36) Ljubljana, Croatia-Slavonia
Janez Pristov 10 January 1907 (aged 29) Jesenice, Croatia-Slavonia
Leon Štukelj 12 November 1898 (aged 37) Novo Mesto, Croatia-Slavonia
Jože Vadnov 5 July 1912 (aged 24) Ljubljana, Croatia-Slavonia

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