1936 Summer Olympics medal table

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Berlin, Germany, from 1 August to 16 August. Berlin had been chosen to host the 1916 Summer Olympics before they were cancelled due to the First World War. In 1936, athletes from 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) took part in 129 events across 19 sports, making it the largest gathering of nations at the Olympics up to that time.

Germany, as the host country, won the most medals, with a total of 101, including 38 gold medals. This was a record for a united German team. Many other countries also won medals, with athletes from 32 NOCs earning at least one.

There were some controversies around the Games. Some countries, including the United States, thought about not participating because of Germany’s Nazi regime, but they did not boycott the event. An alternative event called the People's Olympiad was planned in Barcelona, Spain, but it was cancelled when the Spanish Civil War began.

Two remarkable achievements stood out. Marjorie Gestring became the youngest Olympic champion ever at age 13, winning gold in the women's 3 meter springboard. Because Korea was under Japanese rule at the time, Korean athletes competed for the Japanese team. Sohn Kee-chung, competing as Kitei Son, won gold in the marathon, becoming Japan’s first gold medalist and the first Korean to ever win an Olympic medal. His teammate Nam Sung-yong won the bronze in the same race.

Medal table

The medal table shows which countries won the most medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. It is based on information from the International Olympic Committee. Countries are ranked first by how many gold medals their athletes won, then by silver medals, and finally by bronze medals. If two countries have the same number of medals, they are listed in alphabetical order.

In some events, athletes tied for medals. In the lightweight weightlifting, both an athlete from Austria and one from Egypt won gold, so no silver medal was given out for that event. In the floor gymnastics competition, two athletes tied for third place, so both received bronze medals. This led to 130 gold and bronze medals being awarded, but only 128 silver medals.

  *   Host nation (Germany)

1936 Summer Olympics medal table

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Great Britain	24	21	12	57
	United States	24	21	12	57
3	Hungary	10	1	5	16
4	Italy	9	13	5	27
5	Finland	8	6	6	20
6	France	7	6	6	19
7	Sweden	6	5	10	21
8	Japan	6	4	10	20
9	Netherlands	6	4	7	17
10	Austria	5	7	5	17
11	Switzerland	4	9	5	18
12	Czechoslovakia	3	5	1	9
13	Argentina	2	2	3	7
	Estonia	2	2	3	7
15	Egypt	2	1	2	5
16	Canada	1	3	5	9
17	Norway	1	3	2	6
18	Turkey	1	0	1	2
19	India	1	0	0	1
	New Zealand	1	0	0	1
21	Poland	0	4	5	9
22	Denmark	0	2	3	5
23	Latvia	0	1	1	2
24	Germany*	0	1	0	1
	Romania	0	1	0	1
	South Africa	0	1	0	1
	Yugoslavia	0	1	0	1
28	Belgium	0	0	3	3
	Mexico	0	0	3	3
30	Australia	0	0	1	1
	Philippines	0	0	1	1
	Portugal	0	0	1	1
Totals (32 entries)		123	124	118	365