Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 208 competitors, 171 men and 37 women, took part in 91 events in 17 sports. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Medallists
Gold Miles Bellville, Christopher Boardman, Russell Harmer, Charles Leaf, Leonard Martin — Yachting Jack Beresford, Dick Southwood — Double Scull Rowing Godfrey Brown, Godfrey Rampling, Freddie Wolff, Bill Roberts — 4 × 400 m Relay Athletics Harold Whitlock — 50 km Walk Athletics
Silver Alan Barrett, Martin Bristow, Peter Jackson, John Sturrock — Rowing Fours Godfrey Brown — 400m Athletics Audrey Brown, Barbara Burke, Eileen Hiscock, Violet Olney — 4 × 100 m Relay David Dawnay, Bryan Fowler, Humphrey Guinness, William Hinde — Polo Donald Finlay — 110m Hurdles Ernest Harper — Marathon Dorothy Tyler-Odam — High Jump
Bronze Richard Fanshawe, Edward Howard-Vyse, Alec Scott — Equestrian Team eventing Harry Hill, Ernest Johnson, Charles King, Ernest Mills — Track Cycling Team Pursuit Peter Scott — O-Jolle Yachting
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1936.
Individual road race Charles Holland Jackie Bone Bill Messer Alick Bevan
Team road race Charles Holland Jackie Bone Bill Messer Alick Bevan
Sprint Ray Hicks
Time trial Ray Hicks
Tandem Ernest Chambers John Sibbit
Team pursuit Harry Hill Ernest Johnson Charles King Ernie Mills
Diving
Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankFrederick Hodges3 m springboard102.9820Doug Tomalin10 m platform94.149
Women AthleteEventFinalPointsRankKatinka Larsen3 m springboard64.0013Betty Slade69.959Jean Gilbert10 m platform30.167Madge Moulton26.6218
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Great Britain in 1936.
Men's foil Emrys Lloyd Denis Pearce David Bartlett
Men's team foil Denis Pearce, David Bartlett, Emrys Lloyd, Geoffrey Hett, Christopher Hammersley, Roger Tredgold
Men's épée Ian Campbell-Gray Charles de Beaumont Douglas Dexter
Men's team épée Charles de Beaumont, Douglas Dexter, Albert Pelling, Ian Campbell-Gray, Terry Beddard, Bertie Childs
Men's sabre Oliver Trinder Guy Harry Robin Brook
Men's team sabre Oliver Trinder, Arthur Pilbrow, Guy Harry, Robin Brook, Roger Tredgold
Women's foil Judy Guinness Penn-Hughes Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott
Football
Gymnastics
8 women gymnasts represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Mary Heaton, Mary Kelly, Lilian Ridgewell, Doris Blake, Brenda Crowe, Clarice Hanson, Marion Wharton, Edna Gross
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1936.
Jeffrey MacDougall Percy Legard Archibald Jack
Polo
Rowing
Great Britain had 18 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.
Men's single sculls - Unplaced Humphrey Warren
Men's double sculls - Gold Jack Beresford Dick Southwood
Men's coxless pair - Unplaced David Burnford Thomas Cree
Men's coxless four - Silver Alan Barrett Martin Bristow Peter Jackson John Sturrock
Men's eight - Fourth Tom Askwith Ran Laurie John Cherry Hugh Mason McAllister Lonnon Annesley Kingsford Desmond Kingsford John Couchman Noel Duckworth (cox)
Sailing
Swimming
Men Ranks given are within the heat. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFrederick Dove100 m freestyle 1:01.6 3 Did not advanceMostyn Ffrench-Williams 1:00.7 1 Q 1:01.0 8 Did not advanceRomund Gabrielsen 1:01.2 3 Did not advanceBob Leivers400 m freestyle 4:57.2 1 Q 4:55.7 4 q 5:00.9 7William Pearson 5:12.7 4 Did not advanceNorman Wainwright 5:03.6 3 Did not advanceBob Leivers1500 m freestyle 20.04.4 2 Q 20:10.0 3 Q 19:57.4 6Norman Wainwright 20:47.6 2 Q 20:14.4 5 Did not advanceJack Besford100 m backstroke 1:12.0 1 Q 1:13.6 7 Did not advanceJack Middleton 1:15.0 5 Did not advanceMostyn Ffrench-WilliamsRomund GabrielsenBob LeiversNorman Wainwright4 × 200 m freestyle relay colspan=2 9:30.8 3 q 9:21.5 6
Women Ranks given are within the heat. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankZilpha Grant100 m freestyle 1:12.1 7 Did not advanceMargery Hinton 1:13.0 6 Did not advanceOlive Wadham 1:11.5 3 Q 1:12.0 6 Did not advanceMargaret Jeffery400 m freestyle 6:12.7 2 Q 6:07.2 8 Did not advanceGladys Morcom 6:00.8 4 Did not advanceLorna Frampton100 m backstroke 1:20.9 3 Q 1:19.6 2 Q 1:20.6 6Audrey Hancock 1:23.6 3 Q 1:21.6 5 Did not advancePhyllis Harding 1:22.1 3 Q 1:19.8 4 q 1:21.5 7Margaret Gomm200 m breaststroke 3:15.7 3 Q 3:15.8 6 Did not advanceVera Kingston 3:21.7 6 Did not advanceDoris Storey 3:10.8 2 Q 3:09.8 3 Q 3:09.7 6Margaret JefferyZilpha GrantEdna HughesOlive Wadham4 × 100 m freestyle relay colspan=2 4:47.2 2 Q 4:51.0 6
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links http://www.olympics.org.uk/gamesmedallists.aspx?gt=s&ga=11