| Nordic Combined at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Große Olympiaschanze | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 12–13 February 1936 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning Score | 430.3 | ||||||||||||
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At the 1936 Winter Olympics , one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936 (cross-country skiing) and on Thursday, February 13, 1936 (ski jumping). [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Oddbjørn Hagen  Norway | Olaf Hoffsbakken Norway | Sverre Brodahl Norway |
The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing race was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, as part of the special 18 kilometre cross-country race.
The race started at 10:01 a.m. There was a gap of 30 seconds between each starter. The highest point was at 1010 metres and the lowest point was at 735 metres. The conditions were good with temperatures between -4.8° to -2° Celsius.
Oddbjørn Hagen the winner of this Nordic combined cross-country skiing race won for his performance also a silver medal in the competition of the specialists. In total 16 competitors participated in both events and were also placed in the separate 18 kilometre race.
| Place | No. | Competitor | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59 |  Oddbjørn Hagen (NOR) | 1'15:33 | 240.0 | |
| 2 | 102 | Olaf Hoffsbakken (NOR) | 1'17:37 | +2:04 | 227.8 |
| 3 | 19 | Sverre Brodahl (NOR) | 1'18:01 | +2:28 | 225.5 |
| 4 | 95 |  František Šimůnek (TCH) | 1'19:09 | +3:36 | 219.0 |
| 5 | 27 |  Severino Menardi (ITA) | 1'20:34 | +5:01 | 211.0 |
| 6 | 40 | Bernt Østerkløft (NOR) | 1'21:37 | +6:04 | 205.1 |
| 7 | 114 |  Hans Baumann (AUT) | 1'22:49 | +7:16 | 198.5 |
| 8 | 63 | Gustl Berauer (TCH) | 1'23:04 | +7:31 | 197.2 |
| 9 | 43 |  Niilo Nikunen (FIN) | 1'23:59 | +8:26 | 192.2 |
| 10 | 1 |  Willy Bogner (GER) | 1'24:11 | +8:38 | 191.2 |
| 11 | 24 | Josef Gumpold (GER) | 1'24:19 | +8:46 | 190.4 |
| 12 | 106 | Friedl Wagner (GER) | 1'24:33 | +9:00 | 189.2 |
| 13 | 80 | Timo Murama (FIN) | 1'24:52 | +9:19 | 187.5 |
| 14 | 66 | Andrea Vuerich (ITA) | 1'25:01 | +9:28 | 186.7 |
| 15 | 108 | Hubert Köstinger (AUT) | 1'25:09 | +9:36 | 186.0 |
| 16 | 23 | Johann Lahr (TCH) | 1'25:11 | +9:38 | 185.8 |
| 17 | 109 |  Willi Bernath (SUI) | 1'25:12 | +9:39 | 185.7 |
| 18 | 73 |  Stanisław Marusarz (POL) | 1'25:27 | +9:54 | 184.4 |
| 35 | Marian Woyna-Orlewicz (POL) | 1'25:27 | +9:54 | 184.4 | |
| 20 | 41 |  Jonas Westman (SWE) | 1'25:38 | +10:05 | 183.4 |
| 21 | 69 | Oswald Julen (SUI) | 1'25:43 | +10:10 | 183.0 |
| 22 | 110 | Harald Hedjersson (SWE) | 1'25:50 | +10:17 | 182.4 |
| 23 | 90 | Bronisław Czech (POL) | 1'25:55 | +10:22 | 181.9 |
| 24 | 32 |  Karl Satre (USA) | 1'25:56 | +10:23 | 181.8 |
| 25 | 115 | Pertti Mattila (FIN) | 1'26:21 | +10:48 | 179.7 |
| 26 | 22 | Lauri Valonen (FIN) | 1'26:34 | +11:01 | 178.6 |
| 27 | 99 | Ernst Berger (SUI) | 1'27:13 | +11:40 | 175.2 |
| 28 | 98 | Markus Mayer (AUT) | 1'27:31 | +11:58 | 173.7 |
| 29 | 88 | Birger Torrissen (USA) | 1'29:08 | +13:35 | 165.3 |
| 30 | 97 |  Tone Dečman (YUG) | 1'29:44 | +14:11 | 162.3 |
| 31 | 103 | Holger Lundgren (SWE) | 1'29:57 | +14:24 | 161.2 |
| 32 | 65 | Albin Jakopič (YUG) | 1'30:02 | +14:29 | 160.8 |
| 33 | 74 |  William Clark (CAN) | 1'30:20 | +14:47 | 159.3 |
| 34 | 81 | Rudolf Vrána (TCH) | 1'30:26 | +14:53 | 158.8 |
| 35 | 68 |  Shinzo Yamada (JPN) | 1'31:28 | +15:55 | 153.6 |
| 36 | 101 | Andrzej Marusarz (POL) | 1'31:30 | +15:57 | 153.4 |
| 37 | 96 | Anton Eisgruber (GER) | 1'31:38 | +16:05 | 152.8 |
| 38 | 86 | Isamo Sekiguchi (JPN) | 1'32:40 | +17:07 | 147.7 |
| 39 | 56 | William Ball (CAN) | 1'32:46 | +17:13 | 147.3 |
| 40 | 30 | Tsutomu Sekido (JPN) | 1'32:48 | +17:15 | 147.0 |
| 41 | 15 | Tormod Mobraaten (CAN) | 1'33:28 | +17:55 | 143.8 |
| 42 | 100 | Edward Blood (USA) | 1'33:45 | +18:12 | 142.4 |
| 43 | 46 | Leon Bebler (YUG) | 1'34:25 | +18:52 | 139.2 |
| 44 | 54 |  Edgars Gruzītis (LAT) | 1'35:22 | +19:49 | 134.6 |
| 45 | 70 | Paul Satre (USA) | 1'36:27 | +20:54 | 129.4 |
| 46 | 67 | Walter Delle Karth (AUT) | 1'37:14 | +21:41 | 125.8 |
| 47 | 37 | Karl Baadsvik (CAN) | 1'39:30 | +23:57 | 115.2 |
| 48 | 14 |  Percy Legard (GBR) | 1'47:47 | +32:14 | 76.8 |
| – | 5 |  Károly Kővári (HUN) | – | – | DNF |
| 28 | László Szalay (HUN) | – | – | DNF | |
| 113 | Rado Istenič (YUG) | – | – | DNF |
A total of 51 Nordic combined skiers from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
Austria (4) Canada (4) Czechoslovakia (4) Finland (4) Germany (4) Great Britain (1) Hungary (2) Italy (2) Japan (3) Latvia (1) Norway (4) Poland (4) Sweden (3) Switzerland (3) United States (4) Yugoslavia (4)
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The country also hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics, which were held in Berlin. It was the last year in which the Summer and Winter Games both took place in the same country.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is an Alpine ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, which borders Austria. Nearby is Germany's highest mountain, Zugspitze, at 2,962 metres (9,718 ft) above sea level.
Canada competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. Canadian Olympic Committee secretary-treasurer Fred Marples served as head of mission for the Canadian delegation to the Olympics and oversaw all travel arrangements. Amateur Athletic Union of Canada president W. A. Fry self-published a book covering Canadian achievements at the 1936 Winter Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. His 1936 book, Canada at eleventh Olympiad 1936 in Germany : Garmisch-Partenkirchen, February 6th to 13th, Berlin, August 1st to 16th, was printed by the Dunnville Chronicle presses and subtitled an official report of the Canadian Olympic Committee. He wrote that Canadians did very well at the 1936 Olympic games despite having one-tenth of the population of other countries. He opined that the length of the Canadian winter negatively affected summer training, and that Canadian athletes were underfunded compared to other countries.
The 1936 Winter Olympics were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The games began on 6 February 1936, and ended on 16 February 1936. There were three cross-country skiing events held, in which only men competed. There were 109 male competitors from 22 different nations. The youngest participant was 17-year-old Resat Erces from Turkey, while the oldest participant was Nils Backstrom from the United States of America at 34 years old. The athletes whom collected the most medals were Oddbjørn Hagen of Norway, and Erik Larsson of Sweden – each received two medals. Sweden collected more medals than any other country in the cross-country skiing events at a total of five.
Sweden competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
The United States competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Norway competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Austria competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Italy competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Switzerland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Finland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Athletes from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Yugoslavia returned to the Winter Olympic Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics.
Poland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Germany was the host nation at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The country placed second in the medal standings.
Japan competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. With Sapporo being the host of the cancelled 1940 Winter Olympics, a Japanese segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Latvia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The nation returned to the Winter Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics. These Games would be the last time that Latvia would compete at the Winter Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Winter Olympics. After the nation was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Latvian athletes would compete at the Olympic Games as part of the USSR delegations.
The 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event. The competition was held on Wednesday, 12 February 1936. Seventy-five cross-country skiers from 22 nations competed.
The women's combined event was part of the alpine skiing program at the 1936 Winter Olympics. It was the debut of alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, and was the only women's event. The competition consisted of a downhill race on Friday, 7 February and two slalom runs on Saturday, 8 February. Thirty-seven alpine skiers from 13 nations competed.
For the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, a total of six sports venues were used. Alpine skiing events took place for the first time and were held in three different locations. Riessersee held the speed skating and some of the ice hockey matches while the bobsleigh events took place south of the lake. The ski jump and its neighboring stadium played host to the cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping events. Even though figure skating and some of the ice hockey matches took place outdoors at the ice stadium, the ice itself was artificially refrigerated to prevent ice thawing.
