The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the IV Olympic Winter Games,Organisationskomitee für die IV. Olympischen Winterspiele, p. 29. were a multi-sport event held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from February 6 through February 16, 1936. A total of 646 athletes representing 28 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated at the Games in 17 events across 8 disciplines.

The Olympic programme was changed from that of the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics, with the addition of alpine skiing for both men and women. Two demonstration sports were held—eisschiessen and military patrol.Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 . International Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 22, 2010. Later added to the regular programme as biathlon, military patrol made its third appearance as a demonstration sport in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games. Both men and women participated at these Games, with the women's alpine skiing event being the first medal event women contested at the Winter Olympics outside of figure skating. Two figure skating events for women—ladies' singles and pairs—had been part of the programme since the first Winter Olympics.Chamonix 1924 . International Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 22, 2010.St. Moritz 1928 . International Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 22, 2010.Lake Placid 1932 . International Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 22, 2010.

A total of 95 athletes won medals at the Games. Norway topped the medal count with fifteen medals, seven of which were gold. Sweden had the second most number of medals with seven, but had one less gold medal than host nation Germany, who had three golds and six overall medals. Austria, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States won medals in more than one event. Athletes from 11 of the 28 participating NOCs won at least a bronze medal; athletes from eight countries won at least one gold. Great Britain's unexpected win in ice hockey remains their only Olympic gold medal in the sport to date.

Sonja Henie of Norway won her third straight gold medal in the ladies' singles figure skating event, her last Olympic medal as she turned professional shortly after the Games. Karl Schäfer of Austria also successfully defended his men's singles figure skating title from Lake Placid.Organisationskomitee für die IV. Olympischen Winterspiele, p. 437. Sweden swept the medals in the cross-country 50 km, as did Norway in the Nordic combined. Norway's Ivar Ballangrud was the most successful athlete, winning three golds and a silver in speed skating and taking his career total to seven Olympic medals. Other multiple medal winners were Oddbjørn Hagen of Norway (one gold, two silvers), Ernst Baier of Germany (one gold, one silver), Joseph Beerli of Switzerland (one gold, one silver), Erik August Larsson of Sweden (one gold, one bronze), Birger Wasenius of Finland (two silvers, one bronze), Olaf Hoffsbakken of Norway (two silvers), Fritz Feierabend of Switzerland (two silvers) and Sverre Brodahl of Norway (one silver, one bronze).

Alpine skiing

Men's combined"Alpine Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's Combined ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012. Women's combined"Alpine Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Women's Combined ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.

Bobsleigh

Two-man"United States Bobsleigh at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.USA IIvan BrownAlan Washbond"Switzerland Bobsleigh at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Switzerland IIFritz FeierabendJoseph BeerliUSA IIGilbert ColgateRichard Lawrence Four-man Switzerland IIPierre MusyArnold GartmannCharles BouvierJoseph Beerli Switzerland IReto CapadruttHans AicheleFritz FeierabendHans Bütikofer "Great Britain Bobsleigh at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Great Britain IFrederick McEvoyJames CardnoGuy DugdaleCharles Green

Cross-country skiing

18 km"Cross Country Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 18 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012. 50 km"Cross Country Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 50 kilometres ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012. 4×10 km relay "Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Kalle JalkanenKlaes KarppinenMatti LähdeSulo Nurmela "Mprway Cross Country Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Sverre BrodahlOddbjørn HagenOlaf HoffsbakkenBjarne Iversen "Sweden Cross Country Skiing at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.John BergerArthur HäggbladErik August LarssonMartin Matsbo

Figure skating

Men's singles"Figure Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's Singles ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012. Ladies' singles"Figure Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Women's Singles ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012. Pairs "Germany Figure Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Maxi Herber Ernst Baier "Austria Figure Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Ilse Pausin Erik Pausin "Hungary Figure Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Emília Rotter László Szollás

Ice hockey

Men's team"Great Britain Ice Hockey at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.James FosterCarl ErhardtGordon DailleyArchibald StinchcombeEdgar BrenchleyJohn CowardJames ChappellAlexander ArcherGerry DaveyJames BorlandRobert WymanJack Kilpatrick"Canada Ice Hockey at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Francis MooreArthur NashHerman MurrayWalter KitchenRaymond MiltonDavid NevilleKenneth FarmerHugh FarquharsonMaxwell DeaconAlexander SinclairBill ThomsonJames HaggartyRalph St. Germain"United States Ice Hockey at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.Thomas MooneFrank Shaughnessy, Jr.Philip LaBatteFrank StubbsJohn GarrisonPaul RoweJohn LaxGordon SmithElbridge RossFrancis SpainAugust Kammer

Nordic combined

Men's individual"Nordic Combined at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.

Ski jumping

Men's individual"Ski Jumping at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.

Speed skating

500 metres"Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 500 Meters ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012. 1500 metres"Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 1,500 Meters ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012. 5000 metres"Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 5,000 Meters ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012. 10000 metres"Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 10,000 Meters ". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2012.

Multiple medallists Athletes who won multiple medals are listed below.

Athlete Nation SportGoldSilverBronze TotalSpeed skating 3 1 0 4Cross-country skiingNordic combined 1 2 0 3Figure skating 1 1 0 2Bobsleigh 1 1 0 2Cross-country skiing 1 0 1 2Speed skating 0 2 1 3Bobsleigh 0 2 0 2Cross-country skiingNordic combined 0 2 0 2Cross-country skiingNordic combined 0 1 1 2

See also 1936 Winter Olympics medal table

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