1936 Summer Olympics

were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany.

The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years, and themselves occur two years apart within the four-year Olympiad.

Canoeing was an official Olympic sport for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

The cycling competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, four diving events were contested, two for men, and two for women.

The equestrian events at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics included dressage, eventing, and show jumping.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested, six for men and one for women.

The field hockey tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the fifth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, nine events in gymnastics were contested.

Field handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport at the Olympics.

Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, after not being contested at the 1928 Games or 1932 Games.

Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics featured seven events.

The Sailing program of 1936 consisted of a total of four sailing classes (disciplines).

Shooting at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin saw the reintroduction of 50 metre pistol (then called Free Pistol) but still only had three events.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.

Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics:

The weightlifting competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin consisted of five weight classes, all for men only.

At the 1936 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, all for men.