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Research Profile (4646) Trial #1936, Mid Atlantic Research... centerwatch.com | AATS: 1936 Annual Meeting Program aats.org | Robert Bike, Class of 1936, Freeport High School, Freeport, Illinois bibleplants.com | Basketball Equipment - Argos Sports Basketball System - Basketball argos-sports.co.uk |
 Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport as an official medal event. The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. 23 nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports. The International Basketball Federation, which is the governing body of international basketball, used the 1936 tournament to experiment with outdoor basketball. Lawn tennis courts were used for the competition. This caused problems when the weather was adverse, especially during the final game. The medals were awarded by James Naismith, founder of basketball. All went to North American teams.
[edit] MedallistsNote: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows only these players as medalists. They all played at least one match during the tournament. The reserve players are not listed as medalists. [edit] Results[edit] Brackets[edit] Third round onwards
[edit] Fifth-place classification
[edit] First roundWinners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.
[edit] First consolation roundWinners returned to the main competition for the second round. Losers were out of the tournament.
[edit] Second roundWinners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.
[edit] Second consolation round
[edit] Third roundThe third round was the first to cause automatic elimination for losers, with no consolation round. Winners advanced to the fourth round.
[edit] Fourth roundWinners of the fourth round advanced to the medals round, with losers playing in classification matches.
We have to state here that the National Olympic Team from Peru voluntarily abandoned the Olympic games in protest to the actions of German authorities. [edit] Classification 5-8[edit] Preliminary matches
A controversial situation between the International Olympic Comitee, the German government, and Peru resulted in all Peruvian teams withdrawing from the Olympics. This included of course the National Olympic Basketball Team from Peru and as a result Uruguay gained the consolation match. [edit] Fifth place match
[edit] Medals round[edit] Semifinals
[edit] Bronze medal match
[edit] FinalThe 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 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.
[edit] Participating nationsFor the team rosters see: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads. 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. [edit] SummaryNote: [edit] References
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