Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Fifth-place classification

First round

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.

• Estonia def. France, 34-29
• Chile def. Turkey, 30-16
• Switzerland def. Germany, 25-18
• Italy def. Poland, 44-28
• Peru def. Egypt, 35-22
• Latvia def. Uruguay, 20-17
• Brazil def. Canada, 24-17
• Japan def. China, 35-19
• Mexico def. Belgium, 32-9
• United States def. Spain, forfeit
• Czechoslovakia def. Hungary, forfeit
• Philippines, BYE

First consolation round

Winners returned to the main competition for the second round. Losers were out of the tournament.

• Uruguay def. Belgium, BYE
• China def. France, 45-38
• Egypt def. Turkey, 33-23
• Canada def. Hungary, forfeit
• Germany def. Spain, forfeit
• Poland, BYE

Second round

Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.

• Philippines def. Mexico, 32-30
• Japan def. Poland, 43-31
• Uruguay def. Egypt, 36-23
• Peru def. China, 29-21
• United States def. Estonia, 52-28
• Italy def. Germany, 58-16
• Switzerland def. Czechoslovakia, 25-12
• Chile def. Brazil, 23-18
• Canada def. Latvia, 34-23

Second consolation round

• Poland def. Latvia, 28-23
• Brazil def. China, 32-14
• Mexico def. Egypt, 32-10
• Czechoslovakia def. Germany, 20-0
• Estonia, BYE

Third round

The third round was the first to cause automatic elimination for losers, with no consolation round. Winners advanced to the fourth round.

• Philippines def. Estonia, 39-22
• Italy def. Chile, 27-19
• Mexico def. Japan, 28-22
• Canada def. Switzerland, 27-9
• Uruguay def. Czechoslovakia, 28-19
• Poland def. Brazil, 33-25
• United States, BYE
• Peru, BYE

Fourth round

Winners of the fourth round advanced to the medals round, with losers playing in classification matches.

• United States def. Philippines, 56-23
• Mexico def. Italy, 34-17
• Canada def. Uruguay, 41-21
• Poland def. Peru, forfeit

The National Olympic Team from Peru abandoned the Olympic games

Peru at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Peru competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Peru's participation in the Olympic Games forced the authorities to suspend the Peruvian football league for 1936.-Football controversy:...

 in protest to the actions of German authorities in the football tournament

Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Olympic football tournament, won by Italy, has come to share an affinity with the political backdrop against which it was being played; in terms of the history of football, however, the tournament suffered as a reaction to the development of the FIFA World Cup.The introduction of the first...

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Preliminary matches

• Philippines def. Italy, 32-14
• Uruguay def. Peru, forfeit

Peru forfeit: See above.

Final

The finals were played 14 August under abysmal conditions. The contest was played outdoors, on a dirt court in a driving rain. Due to the quagmire, the teams could not dribble and the score was held to a minimum. High scorer in the game was Joe Fortenberry

Joe Fortenberry

Joseph Cephis Fortenberry was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal...

 for the United States with 7 points. In addition, there were no seats for spectators and the nearly 1,000 in attendance had to stand in the rain throughout the entire game.

• United States def. Canada, 19-8

Participating nations

For the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

-Belgium had a squad of 14 players.Head coach::The Republic of China had a squad of 14 players.Head coach:-Mexico had a squad of 11 players.Head coach::Peru had a squad of 13 players.Head coach: Pedro Vera as playing coach-...

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Each country was allowed to enter one team of 14 players and they all were eligible for participation.

A total of 199(*) basketball players from 21 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least.

Not all reserve players are known.

Summary

Place	Nation
1
	Coach: James Needles Jimmy Needles James R. "Jimmy" Needles was an American basketball coach best known for being the United States' first Olympic basketball coach in 1936....  (Universal Pictures (CA)) Sam Balter Sam Balter Samuel "Sam" Balter, Jr. was an American basketball player.-Career:He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics...  (Universal Pictures (UCLA)) Ralph Bishop Ralph Bishop Ralph English Bishop was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team that won the gold medal...  (University of Washington) Joe Fortenberry Joe Fortenberry Joseph Cephis Fortenberry was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal...  (Globe Oilers (West Texas State)) Tex Gibbons Tex Gibbons John Haskell "Tex" Gibbons was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was the captain of the 1936 Olympics American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match....  (Globe Oilers (Southwestern)) Francis Johnson Francis Johnson (basketball) Francis Lee Johnson was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal...  (Globe Oilers (West Texas State)) Carl Knowles Carl Knowles Carl Stanley Knowles was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....  (Universal Pictures (UCLA)) Frank Lubin Frank Lubin Frank John Lubin was an American-Lithuanian basketball player.Lubin was born on the east side of Los Angeles, California to a family of Lithuanian immigrants and died in Glendale, California....  (C Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... ) (Universal Pictures (UCLA)) Art Mollner Art Mollner Arthur "Art" Owen Mollner was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....  (Universal Pictures (L.A. J.C.)) Donald Piper Donald Piper Donald Arthur Piper was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches....  (Universal Pictures (UCLA)) Jack Ragland Jack Ragland Jack Williamson Ragland was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final....  (Globe Oilers (Wichita State)) Willard Schmidt Willard Schmidt (basketball) Willard Theodore Schmidt was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played one match....  (Globe Oilers (Creighton)) Carl Shy Carl Shy Carl L. Shy was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played three matches including the final....  (Universal Pictures (UCLA)) Duane Swanson Duane Swanson Duane Alexander Swanson was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played three matches...  (Universal Pictures (USC)) Bill Wheatley Bill Wheatley William "Bill" John Wheatley was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....  (Globe Oilers (Kansas Wesleyan))
2
	Coach: Gordon Fuller (Windsor Ford V-8's) Ass. coach:Julius Goldman Julius Goldman Julius "Goldie" Goldman was a Canadian basketball player....  (Windsor Ford V-8's) Gordon Aitchison Gordon Aitchison Gordon "Gord" Aitchison was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He died at 80 in 1990....  (Windsor Ford V-8's) Ian Allison Ian Allison Ian Alistar Allison was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. His is the only Canadian basketball team to date to win a medal at the Olympics, a silver and also the last to win a team medal...  (Windsor Ford V-8's) Art Chapman Art Chapman (basketball) Arthur "Art" St. Clair Chapman was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....  (Victoria Blue Ribbon) Chuck Chapman Chuck Chapman Charles Winston "Chuck" Chapman was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....  (Victoria Blue Ribbon) Edward Dawson Edward Dawson (basketball) Edward John Dawson was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Dawson was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches.-External links:*...  (Windsor Ford V-8's) Irving Meretsky Irving Meretsky Irving "Toots" Meretsky was a Canadian basketball player.-Career:He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Windsor, Ontario, he was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal...  (Windsor Ford V-8's) Doug Peden Doug Peden James Douglas Peden was a Canadian basketball player who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics....  (Victoria Blue Ribbon) James Stewart James Stewart (basketball) James "Jimmie" Stewart was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was the captain of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played four matches including the final.-External links:*...  (Windsor Ford V-8's) Malcolm Wiseman Malcolm Wiseman Malcolm Edward "Red" Wiseman was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....  (Windsor Ford V-8's) Norman Dawson (Windsor Ford V-8's) Don Gray (Windsor Ford V-8's) Stanley Nantais Stanley Nantais Stanley "Red" Nantais was a Canadian basketball player and coach, from Windsor, Ontario, Canada.- Biography :Text taken from University of Windsor biography - see external link below......  (Windsor Ford V-8's) Bob Osborne (University of British Columbia) Tom Pendlebury (Windsor Ford V-8's)
3
	Carlos Borja Carlos Borja (basketball) Carlos Borja Morca was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Born in Guerrero, Mexico, he was part of the Mexican basketball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches.He represented Mexico in several tournaments... Víctor Borja Víctor Borja Víctor Hugo Borja Morca was a Mexican basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.-Career:Born in Guadalajara, Borja was part of the Mexican basketball team, which won the bronze medal in Berlin. He played all seven matches... Rodolfo Choperena Rodolfo Choperena Rodolfo Choperena Irizarri was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Luis de la Vega Raúl Fernández  Andrés Gómez Andrés Gómez (basketball) Andrés Gómez Domínguez was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Mexican basketball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match.-External links:**... Silvio Hernández Silvio Hernández Silvio Hernández del Valle was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Francisco Martínez Francisco Martínez Francisco "El Quico" Martínez Cordero was a Mexican basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Jesús Olmos Jesús Olmos Jesús "El Tuto" Olmos Moreno was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... José Pamplona José Pamplona José Pamplona Lecuanda was a Mexican basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Born in San Luis Potosí, Pamplona was part of the Mexican basketball team that won the bronze medal. He played in one match....   Greer Skousen Greer Skousen Greer S. Skousen Spilsbury was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
4	Coach: Walenty Kłyszejko Zdzisław Filipkiewicz Florian Grzechowiak Florian Grzechowiak Florian Grzechowiak was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Zdzisław Kasprzak Jakub Kopf Jakub Kopf Jakub Józef Kopf was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish basketball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.... Ewaryst Łój Janusz Patrzykont Janusz Patrzykont Janusz Stanisław Patrzykont was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Andrzej Pluciński Andrzej Plucinski Andrzej Pluciński was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Polish basketball team, which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.... Zenon Różycki Zenon Rózycki Zenon Adam Różycki was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Poznań.... Paweł Stok Edward Szostak Edward Szostak Edward Szostak was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
5	Coach: Dionisio Calvo Dionisio Calvo Dionisio "Chito" Calvo was a Filipino basketball player, swimmer, and national team head coach. He was one of the greatest Filipino sportsmen in history and helped in the development of both Philippine and Asian basketball.Born in Manila, Philippines, he was a guard for the championship-winning... Charles Borck Charles Borck Charles Borck was a Filipino basketball player. Born in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines of a German father and a Spanish mother, he was nicknamed The Blonde Bombshell because of his blond hair and good looks... Jacinto Ciria Cruz Jacinto Ciria Cruz Jacinto "Jumping Jack" Ciria Cruz is a former Filipino basketball player and coach. Ciria Cruz played for the University of Santo Tomas men's basketball team, and also represented the Philippines at the 1936 Summer Olympics as a member of the country's national basketball team. He later ventured... Franco Marquicias Primitivo Martínez Jesús Marzan Amador Obordo Bibiano Ouano Ambrosio Padilla Ambrosio Padilla Ambrosio Bibby Padilla was a former Filipino basketball player and former elected member of the Senate of the Philippines. He was one of the most important figures in the Asian basketball development.Padilla was born as the eighth of eleven children of Dr. Nicanor Padilla and Ysabel Bibby... Fortunato Yambao Antonio Carillo Miguel Pardo John Worrell
6	Coach: Juan A. Collazo Gregorio Agós Umberto Bernasconi Galvar Rodolfo Braselli Prudencio de Pena Prudencio de Pena Prudencio de Pena is an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.de Pena was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match.-External links:**... Carlos Gabín Leandro Gómez Harley Alejandro González Roig Alejandro González Roig Alejandro González Roig is an Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.Roig was part of the Uruguayan basketball team, which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.... Víctor Latou Jaume Tabaré Quintans Héctor González Alberto Martí Amílcar Mesa
7	Coaches: Decio Scuri Decio Scuri Decio Scuri was an Italian basketball coach and administrator. He coached Italy national basketball team at the 1936 Olympics and 1939 European Championship. He served as the president of the Italian Basketball Federation and president of FIBA's Technical Commission... -Guido Graziani Gino Basso Gino Basso Gino Basso was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Italian basketball team, which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.... Ambrogio Bessi Enrico Castelli Enrico Castelli Enrico Castelli is an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Italian basketball team, which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.... Galeazzo Dondi Livio Franceschini Livio Franceschini Livio Franceschini was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Trieste.... Emilio Giassetti Emilio Giassetti Emilio Giassetti was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Trieste.... Giancarlo Marinelli Giancarlo Marinelli Giancarlo Marinelli was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bologna.... Adolfo Mazzini Mario Novelli Sergio Paganella Sergio Paganella Sergio Paganella was an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Mantua and died in Milan.... Michele Pelliccia Remo Piana Egidio Premiani Egidio Premiani Egidio Premiani is an Italian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Trieste....
8	Coach: Pedro Vera Pedro Vera Pedro Agustin Vera Britez is a football midfielder from Paraguay.Vera started his career in Paraguayan club Libertad in 2005, moving on to play for other clubs such as Club 2 de Mayo and 12 de Octubre in Paraguay;Técnico Universitario and Macará from Ecuador and Cobreloa from Chile.In December... Manuel Arce Manuel Arce Manuel Fiestas Arce is a Peruvian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Peruvian basketball team, which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He played both matches.-External links:**... Rolando Bacigalupo Willy Dasso Willy Dasso Willy Dasso is a former Peruvian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Peruvian basketball team, which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He played both matches.-External links:**... Antuco Flecha José Carlos Godoy José Carlos Godoy José Carlos Godoy is a Peruvian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Peruvian basketball team, which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match.-External links:**... Miguel Godoy Luis Jacob Cañón Oré Armando Rossi Koko Cárdenas Roberto Rospigliosi Fernando Ruiz Pedro Vera Pedro Vera Pedro Agustin Vera Britez is a football midfielder from Paraguay.Vera started his career in Paraguayan club Libertad in 2005, moving on to play for other clubs such as Club 2 de Mayo and 12 de Octubre in Paraguay;Técnico Universitario and Macará from Ecuador and Cobreloa from Chile.In December...

Place	Nation
9-14	Armando Albano Baiano Coroa Carmino de Pilla Nelson Monteiro de Souza Miguel Pedro Martinez Lopes Américo Montanarini Pavão Cacau José Oscar Zelaya Alonso
9-14	Luis Carrasco Augusto Carvacho José González Eusebio Hernández Luis Ibaseta Eduardo Kapstein Suckel Michel Mehech
9-14	Jiří Čtyroký Alois Dvořáček Alois Dvorácek Alois Dvořáček was a Czech basketball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... Ludvík Dvořáček František Hájek Vítězslav Hloušek Josef Klíma Karel Kuhn Josef Moc Josef Moc Josef Moc was a Czech basketball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics.... František Picek F. Prokop Ladislav Prokop Ladislav Trpkoš Ladislav Trpkoš Ladislav Trpkoš was a Czech basketball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics....
9-14	Coach: Herbert Niiler (Tartu NMKÜ) Erich Altosaar (Tallinna Kalev) Artur Amon (Tartu NMKÜ) Aleksander Illi (Tartu NMKÜ) Vladimir Kärk (Tartu NMKÜ) Robert Keres (Tartu NMKÜ) Evald Mahl (Tartu NMKÜ) Aleksander Margiste (Tallinna Kalev) Heino Veskila (Tartu NMKÜ) Bernhard Nooni (Tallinna Kalev) Leonid Saar (Tallinna NMKÜ) Georg Vinogradov (Tallinna Russ)
9-14	Richin Cho Takehiko Kanakogi Masayasu Maeda Satoshi Matsui Uichi Munakata Takao Nakae Seikyu Ri Kenshichi Yokoyama
9-14	Fernand Bergmann Pierre Carlier René Laederach Raymond Lambercy John Pallet Jean Pare Marcel Wuilleunier
15-18	Feng Hsu Li Shao-Tang Liu Bao-Cheng Liu Bao-Cheng Liu Bao-Cheng was a Chinese basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese basketball team, which was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tournament. He played one match.-External links:**... Liu Yun-Chang Liu Yun-Chang Liu Yun-Chang was a Chinese basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese basketball team, which was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tournament. He played one match.-External links:**... Mou Tso-Yun Mou Tso-Yun Mou Tso-Yun was a Chinese basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was part of the Chinese basketball team, which was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.-External links:**... Shen Yi-Tung Tsai Yen-Hung Wang Hung-Pin Wang Hung-Pin Wang Hung-Pin was a Chinese basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Chinese basketball team, which was eliminated in the second round of the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.-External links:**... Wang Shi-Hsuan Wang Yu-Tseng Wong Nan-Chen Yu Sai-Chang
15-18	Abdel Moneim Wahib Hussein Albert Fahmy Tadros Edward Riskalla Gamal el din Sabri Goanni Nosseir Kamal Riad Mohamed Rashad Shafshak
15-18	Coach: Hermann Niebuhr Hermann Niebuhr Hermann Niebuhr is a South African artist who lives in Johannesburg. He utilizes oils on canvas in a classical painterly style to document urban decay as well as rural landscapes.Niebuhr was born in Johannesburg in 1972... Bernhard Cuiper (Heeressportschule Wünsdorf) Robert Duis (DSC Berlin) Karl Endres (Heeressportschule Wünsdorf) Emil Göing (Heeressportschule Wünsdorf) Otto Kuchenbecker (Luftwaffen-Sportschule Spandau) Emil Lohbeck (Heeressportschule Wünsdorf) Hans Niclaus (Heeressportschule Wünsdorf) Kurt Oleska (Heeressportschule Wünsdorf) Siegfried Reischieß (VfB Breslau) Heinz Steinschulte (Luftwaffen-Sportschule Spandau) Willy Daume (TV Eintracht Dortmund) Otto Gottwald (Post SV Bad Kreuznach) Adolf Künzel (NSTV Breslau) Jupp Schäfer (TV Kreuznach 1848)
15-18	Coach: Rihards Dekšenieks Eduards Andersons (US) Voldemārs Elmūts (US) Mārtiņš Grundmanis (ASK) Rudolfs Jurciņš (US) Maksis Kazaks (LJ) Visvaldis Melderis (ASK) Džems Raudziņš (US) Edgars Rūja (US) Askolds Hermanovskis (LJ) Aleksejs Anufrijevs (Starts) J.Tiltiņš (US)

Place	Nation
19-21	Robert Brouwer Gustave Crabbe René Demanck Raymond Gerard Émile Laermans Guillaume Merckx Pierre van Basselaere Gustave Vereecken
19-21	Pierre Boel (Olympique Lillois) Pierre Caque (Reims) Georges Carrier (CS Plaisance) Robert Cohu (Stade Français) Jean Couturier (Reims) Jacques Flouret (Paris UC) Edmond Leclere (Charleville) Étienne Onimus (CA Mulhouse) Fernand Prud'homme (AS Hippolyte) Étienne Roland (US Métro) Lucien Theze (Romilly)
19-21	Coach: Rupen Semerciyan Şeref Alemdar (Galatasaray) Hayri Arsebük (Galatasaray) Nihat Riza Ertuğ (Galatasaray) Jak Habib (Barkhoba) Naili Moran (Galatasaray) Hazdai Penso (Barkhoba) Dionis Sakalak (Kurtulus) Sadri Usluoğlu Kamil Ocak (Galatasaray)

Note: Hungary

Hungary

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 and Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

withdrew before competition started