Australia at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Australia at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Australia at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Berlin
Competitors	32 (28 men, 4 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Dunc Gray
Medals; Ranked 30th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games; –––– Australasia (1908–1912)

Australia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 32 competitors, 28 men and 4 women, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.^[1] Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. In terms of medals won Berlin 1936 was Australia's poorest result at the Summer Olympics, winning just a single bronze in the Men's triple jump.

Medalist

The following Australian competitor won a medal at the games.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Jack Metcalfe	Athletics	Men's triple jump	6 August 1936

Athletics

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
NP = Not placed

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gerald Backhouse	800 m	1:57.7	1 Q	1:53.2	2 Q		8
Gerald Backhouse	1500 m		7	did not advance
Alf Watson	110 m hurdles	15.1	4	did not advance
Alf Watson	400 m hurdles	54.5	3	did not advance

Men
Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jack Metcalfe	high jump	1.85	1T Q	1.85	12
Jack Metcalfe	triple jump		Q	15.50
Basil Dickinson	triple jump		Q	14.48	16

Women
Field Events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
Doris Carter	high jump	1.55	6T

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Henry Cooper	flyweight	Sobkowiak (POL) L KO2	did not advance
Leonard Cook	welterweight	Pisarski (POL) W PTS	Suvio (FIN) L PTS	did not advance
Leslie Harley	light heavyweight	van Bueren (SUI) W PTS	Havelka (TCH) L PTS	did not advance

Cycling

Men
Road race

Cyclist	Event	Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank
Tassy Johnson	Road race	2:33:08	16T
Chris Wheeler	Road race	Unknown

Track

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Second round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dunc Gray	Sprint		2	13.0	1 Q	12.2	1 Q		2	did not advance			5
Tassy Johnson	Time trial	n/a										1:15.8	11

Diving

Diver	Event	Final
Diver	Event	Points	Rank
Ron Masters	3 m springboard	115.72	14
Ron Masters	10 m platform	86.95	15

Rowing

Australia had 12 rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1936.^[2]

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower	Event	First round		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Rower	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Cecil Pearce	Single sculls	7:27.0	4 r	7:33.2	2	did not advance
Bill Dixon Herb Turner	Double sculls	6:55.6	4	—		7:58.8	1	7:45.1	6
Len Einsaar Joe Gould Mervyn Wood Walter Jordan George Elias Wal Mackney William Cross Don Ferguson Norman Ella	Eight		4 r	—		6:55.1	2	did not advance

Swimming

Men

Ranks given are within the heat.

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Bill Kendall	100 m freestyle	1:01.0	3 q	59.9	5	did not advance
Percy Oliver	100 m backstroke	1:10.2	2 Q	1:09.4	3 Q	1:10.7	7

Women

Ranks given are within the heat.

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Evelyn de Lacy	400 m freestyle	5:51.9	5	did not advance
Evelyn de Lacy	100 m freestyle	1:08.5	2 Q	1:10.0	5	did not advance
Kitty Mackay	100 m freestyle	1:13.8	5	did not advance
Kitty Mackay	100 m backstroke	1:24.6	5	did not advance
Pat Norton	100 m backstroke	1:22.3	3 Q	1:21.9	6	did not advance

Wrestling

Freestyle wrestling
Men's

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dick Garrard	lightweight	Romagnoli (ITA) L	Kárpáti (HUN) L	did not advance
John O'Hara	welterweight	Paar (GER) L	Samec (TCH) W	Andersson (SWE) L	did not advance
Eddie Scarf	light heavyweight	Beke (BEL) W	Prokop (TCH) L	Siebert (GER) L	did not advance		6

References

↑ "Australia at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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[sports-reference-1] "Australia at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2014.

[2] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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