Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
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Robert Brouwer  September 29, 1907 28 ?   William Elie Club  2 ?
Gustave Crabbe  June 14, 1914 22 ? 2 ?
René Demanck  December 11, 1912 23 ?   Fresh Air Club  2 ?
Raymond Gérard  June 4, 1914 22 ? 1 ?
Émile Laermans  January 26, 1914 22 ? 2 ?
Guillaume Merckx  April 21, 1918 18 ? 1 ?
Pierre Van Basselaere  June 26, 1915 21 ?   Amicale Sportive Club  2 ?
Gustave Vereecken  August 7, 1913 23 ? 2 ?


The Republic of China had a squad of 14 players.

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Feng Nian-Hua  May 5, 1914 22 ? 2 ?
Hsu Chao-Hsiung  June 12, 1912 24 ? 1 ?
Li Shao-Tang  June 30, 1914 22 ? 3 ?
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:**...

 
February 1, 1917 19 ? 1 ?
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:**...

 
February 20, 1912 24 ? 1 ?
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:**...

 
December 18, 1914 21 ? 2 ?
Shen Yu-Kong  June 23, 1918 18 ? 3 ?
Tsai Yen-Hung  August 26, 1915 20 ? 1 ?
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:**...

 
February 16, 1915 21 ? 3 ?
Wang Shi-Hsuan  August 17, 1914 21 ? 3 ?
Wang Yu-Tseng  April 10, 1912 24 ? 3 ?
Wong Nan-Chen  November 27, 1915 20 ? 4 ?
Yu Ching-Hsiao  November 16, 1911 24 ? 1 ?


Mexico had a squad of 11 players.

Head coach:
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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...

 
May 23, 1913 23 ? 6 ?
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...

 
July 18, 1912 24 ? 7 ?
Rodolfo Choperena
Rodolfo Choperena
Rodolfo Choperena Irizarri was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
February 11, 1905 31 ? 2 ?
Luis de la Vega
Luis Ignacio de la Vega
Luis Ignacio "El Tallarín" de la Vega Leija was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
June 23, 1914 22 ? 5 ?
Raúl Fernández  September 17, 1905 30 ? 7 ?
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:**...

 
November 30, 1913 22 ? 1 ?
Silvio Hernández
Silvio Hernández
Silvio Hernández del Valle was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
December 31, 1908 27 ? 2 ?
Francisco Martínez
Francisco Martínez
Francisco "El Quico" Martínez Cordero was a Mexican basketball player. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
June 20, 1910 26 ? 6 ?
Jesús Olmos
Jesús Olmos
Jesús "El Tuto" Olmos Moreno was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
July 20, 1910 26 ? 7 ?
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....

 
February 6, 1911 25 ? 1 ?
Greer Skousen
Greer Skousen
Greer S. Skousen Spilsbury was a Mexican basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
September 24, 1916 19 ? 5 ?


Peru had a squad of 13 players.

Head 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...

 as playing coach
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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:**...

 
December 25, 1909 26 ? 2 ?
Rolando Bacigalupo  August 14, 1914 21 ? 1 ?
Koko Cárdenas  ? 0 0
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:**...

 
January 10, 1917 19 ? 2 ?
Antuco Flecha  April 14, 1912 24 ? 1 ?
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:**...

 
December 19, 1911 24 ? 1 ?
Miguel Godoy  March 15, 1907 29 ? 1 ?
Luis Jacob  August 1, 1912 24 ? 2 ?
Cañón Oré  November 7, 1914 26 ? 2 ?
Roberto Rospigliosi  ? 0 0
Armando Rossi  April 20, 1915 21 ? 2 ?
Fernando Ruiz  ? 0 0
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...

 
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The Philippines had a squad of 12 players.

Head 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...

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Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

 
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...

 
January 4, 1917 19 ?   San Beda College
San Beda College
San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...

 
5 ?
Antonio Carillo  ? 0 0
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...

 
?   University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

 
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Franco Marquicias  ? 3 ?
G/F
Swingman
A Swingman is a basketball term denoting a player who can play both the small forward and shooting guard positions, and, in essence, swing between the shooting guard and small forward positions." Swingmen males are often between 6'5" and 6'8" .John Havlicek, who played for the Boston Celtics in...

 
Primitivo Martínez  September 14, 1911 24 ?   Ateneo de Manila
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...


  University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

 
5 ?
8 Jesus Marzan  ?   San Beda College
San Beda College
San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...

 
4 ?
Amador Obordo  ?   Ateneo de Manila
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

 
5 ?
Bibiano Ouano  ?   Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...


  Ateneo de Manila
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...

 
3 ?
Miguel Pardo  ? 0 0
3 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...

 
December 7, 1910 25 ?   Ateneo de Manila
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...


  University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...

 
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John Worrell  ? 0 0
Fortunato Yambao  October 16, 1912 23 ? 1 ?


Poland had a squad of 14 players.

Head coach: Walenty Kłyszejko
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
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Zdzisław Filipkiewicz  June 21, 1916 20 ?   Cracovia Kraków  5 ?
Florian Grzechowiak
Florian Grzechowiak
Florian Grzechowiak was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
June 7, 1914 22 ?   KPW Poznań  5 ?
Zdzisław Kasprzak  December 16, 1910 25 ?   AZS Poznań  4 ?
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....

 
March 13, 1915 21 ?   Cracovia Kraków  2 ?
Ewaryst Łój  August 30, 1912 23 ?   KPW Poznań  6 ?
Janusz Patrzykont
Janusz Patrzykont
Janusz Stanisław Patrzykont was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
May 9, 1912 24 ?   KPW Poznań  3 ?
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....

 
November 13, 1915 20 ?   Cracovia Kraków  6 ?
Zenon Różycki
Zenon Rózycki
Zenon Adam Różycki was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Poznań....

 
December 18, 1913 22 ?   KPW Poznań  6 ?
Paweł Stok  March 22, 1913 23 ?   Wisła Kraków  3 ?
Edward Szostak
Edward Szostak
Edward Szostak was a Polish basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
September 12, 1911 24 ?   Wisła Kraków  2 ?


Switzerland had a squad of 13 players.

Head coach:
No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
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Fernand Bergmann  September 12, 1904 31 ? 1 ?
Pierre Carlier  December 3, 1915 20 ? 3 ?
René Karlen  April 18, 1907 29 ? 3 ?
René Laederach  July 1, 1906 30 ? 3 ?
Raymond Lambercy  February 12, 1909 25 ? 3 ?
Jean Pollet  July 18, 1912 24 ? 3 ?
Jean Pare  March 24, 1913 23 ? 2 ?
Marcel Wuilleumier  July 22, 1909 27 ? 3 ?


The United States had a squad of 14 players.

Head coach: Jimmy 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....

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Sam Balter
Sam Balter
Samuel "Sam" Balter, Jr. was an American basketball player.-Career:He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics...

 
October 15, 1909 26 ?   Universal Pictures (UCLA)  2 17
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...

 
October 1, 1915 22 ?   University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...

 
3 4
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...

 
April 1, 1911 25 ?   Globe Oilers (West Texas State)  2 29
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....

 
October 7, 1907 28 ?   Globe Oilers (Southwestern)  1 6
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...

 
August 5, 1910 25 ?   Globe Oilers (West Texas State)  2 20
Carl Knowles
Carl Knowles
Carl Stanley Knowles was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
February 24, 1910 26 ?   Universal Pictures (UCLA)  2 6
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....

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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...

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January 7, 1910 26 ?   Universal Pictures (UCLA)  2 22
Art Mollner
Art Mollner
Arthur "Art" Owen Mollner was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
December 20, 1912 23 ?   Universal Pictures (L.A. J.C.)  2 6
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....

 
March 5, 1911 25 ?   Universal Pictures (UCLA)  2 4
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....

 
October 9, 1913 22 ?   Globe Oilers (Wichita State)  2 7
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....

 
February 14, 1910 26 ?   Globe Oilers (Creighton)  1 8
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....

 
September 13, 1908 27 ?   Universal Pictures (UCLA)  3 10
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...

 
August 23, 1913 22 ?   Universal Pictures (USC)  2 4
Bill Wheatley
Bill Wheatley
William "Bill" John Wheatley was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....

 
July 5, 1909 27 ?   Globe Oilers (Kansas Wesleyan) 2 9
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