Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics - wikipedia Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics 1st Olympic Basketball Tournament Berlin 1936 Tournament details Olympics 1936 Summer Olympics Host nation Germany City Berlin Duration August 7 -- August 14 Men 's tournament Teams 23 Medals Gold medalists United States Silver medalists Canada Bronze medalists Mexico Tournaments London 1948 → 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 ( 2 withdrew ) nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports. The IOC and 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, the inventor of basketball. All went to North American teams. Contents 1 Medallists 2 Results 2.1 Brackets 2.1. 1 Third round onwards 2.1. 2 Fifth - place classification 2.2 First round 2.2. 1 First consolation round 2.3 Second round 2.3. 1 Second consolation round 2.4 Third round 2.5 Quarterfinals 2.6 Classification 5 -- 8 2.6. 1 Preliminary matches 2.6. 2 Fifth place match 3 Medals round 3.1 Semifinals 3.2 Bronze medal match 3.3 Final 4 Awards 5 Participating nations 6 Summary 7 References Medallists Gold Silver Bronze United States ( USA ) Sam Balter Ralph Bishop Joe Fortenberry Tex Gibbons Francis Johnson Carl Knowles Frank Lubin Art Mollner Donald Piper Jack Ragland Willard Schmidt Carl Shy Duane Swanson Bill Wheatley Canada ( CAN ) Gordon Aitchison Ian Allison Art Chapman Chuck Chapman Edward Dawson Irving Meretsky Doug Peden James Stewart Malcolm Wiseman Stanley Nantais Mexico ( MEX ) Carlos Borja Víctor Borja Rodolfo Choperena Luis de la Vega Raúl Fernández Andrés Gómez Silvio Hernández Francisco Martínez Jesús Olmos José Pamplona Greer Skousen Note : 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. Results Brackets Third round onwards Third round Quarter - finals Semi-finals Gold medal match United States 56 Philippines 23 Philippines 39 Estonia 22 United States 25 Mexico 10 Italy 27 Chile 19 Italy 17 Mexico 34 Mexico 28 14 August Japan 22 United States 19 Canada 8 Canada 27 Switzerland 9 Canada 41 Uruguay 21 Uruguay 28 Czechoslovakia 19 Canada 42 Poland 15 Bronze medal match Poland 33 14 August Brazil 25 Poland ( W / O ) Mexico 26 Peru 0 Poland 12 Fifth - place classification Preliminary round 5th place game Philippines 32 Italy 14 Philippines 32 Uruguay 23 Uruguay ( w / o ) Peru 0 First round Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on. Estonia v France 7 August 1936 ( 1936 - 08 - 07 ) Estonia 34 -- 29 France Berlin, Germany Scoring by half : 16 -- 17, 18 -- 12 Turkey v Chile 7 August 1936 ( 1936 - 08 - 07 ) Turkey 16 -- 30 Chile Berlin, Germany Scoring by half : 5 -- 15, 11 -- 15 Switzerland v Germany 7 August 1936 ( 1936 - 08 - 07 ) Switzerland 25 -- 18 Germany Berlin, Germany Scoring by half : 8 -- 10, 17 -- 8 Poland v Italy 7 August 1936 ( 1936 - 08 - 07 ) Poland 28 -- 44 Italy Berlin, Germany Scoring by half : 12 -- 25, 16 -- 19 Peru v Egypt 7 August 1936 ( 1936 - 08 - 07 ) Peru 35 -- 22 Egypt Berlin, Germany Scoring by half : 17 -- 6, 18 -- 16 Canada v Brazil 7 August 1936 ( 1936 - 08 - 07 ) Canada 17 -- 24 Brazil Berlin, Germany Scoring by half : 7 -- 14, 10 -- 10 Japan v Republic of China 7 August 1936 ( 1936 - 08 - 07 ) Japan 35 -- 19 Republic of China Berlin, Germany Scoring by half : 15 -- 10, 20 -- 9 Belgium v Mexico 7 August 1936 ( 1936 - 08 - 07 ) Belgium 9 -- 32 Mexico Berlin, Germany Scoring by half : 2 -- 21, 7 -- 11 United States v Spain United States 2 -- 0 Spain Hungary v Czechoslovakia Hungary 0 -- 2 Czechoslovakia First consolation round Winners returned to the main competition for the second round. Losers were out of the tournament. Uruguay 17 - 10 Belgium China 45 - 38 France Egypt 33 - 23 Turkey Canada w / o Hungary Germany w / o Spain Poland Second round Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on. Philippines 32 - 30 Mexico Japan 43 - 31 Poland Uruguay 36 - 23 Egypt Peru 29 - 21 China United States 52 - 28 Estonia Italy 58 - 16 Germany Switzerland 25 - 12 Czechoslovakia Chile 23 - 18 Brazil Canada 34 - 23 Latvia Second consolation round Poland def. Latvia, 28 -- 23 Brazil def. China, 32 -- 14 Mexico def. Egypt, 32 -- 10 Czechoslovakia def. Germany, 20 -- 9 Estonia Third round The third round was the first to cause automatic elimination for losers, with no consolation round. Winners advanced to the quarterfinals. Philippines 39 -- 22 Estonia Scoring by half : 21 -- 4, 18 -- 18 Berlin, Germany Chile 19 -- 27 Italy Scoring by half : 12 -- 16, 7 -- 11 Berlin, Germany Mexico 28 -- 22 Japan Scoring by half : 12 -- 8, 16 -- 14 Berlin, Germany Switzerland 9 -- 27 Canada Scoring by half : 1 -- 13, 8 -- 14 Berlin, Germany Uruguay 28 -- 19 Czechoslovakia Scoring by half : 14 -- 8, 14 -- 11 Berlin, Germany Brazil 25 -- 33 Poland Scoring by half : 10 -- 17, 15 -- 16 Berlin, Germany The United States and Peru had byes given, causing them to advance to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Winners of the quarterfinals advanced to the medals round, with losers playing in classification matches. United States 56 - 23 Philippines Mexico 24 - 17 Italy Canada 41 - 21 Uruguay Poland w / o Peru ※ The National Olympic Team from Peru abandoned the Olympic games in protest to the actions of German authorities in the football tournament. Classification 5 -- 8 Preliminary matches Philippines 32 - 14 Italy Uruguay w / o Peru Peru forfeit : See above. Fifth place match Philippines 33 - 23 Uruguay Medals round Semifinals August 15 United States 25 -- 10 Mexico Scoring by half : 13 -- 2, 12 -- 8 Berlin, Germany Poland 15 -- 42 Canada Scoring by half : 6 - 23, 9 - 19 Berlin, Germany Bronze medal match August 14 03 ! Mexico 26 -- 12 Poland Scoring by half : 23 -- 8, 3 -- 4 Berlin, Germany Final August 14 18 : 00 01 ! United States 19 -- 8 Canada 02 ! Scoring by half : 15 -- 4, 4 -- 4 Pts : Fortenberry 7 Berlin, Germany Attendance : 900 + The final was played on 14 August in bad 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. Highest 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. Awards 1936 Olympic Basketball Champions United States First title Participating nations For 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 ; however, only seven were allowed to dress for competition at any one game. A total of 199 ( * ) basketball players from 23 ( 2 withdrew ) nations competed at the Berlin Games : Belgium ( 8 -- from a squad of 14 ) Brazil ( 8 -- from a squad of 10 ) Canada ( 9 -- from a squad of 14 ) Chile ( 7 -- from a squad of 11 ) Republic of China ( 13 -- from a squad of 14 ) Czechoslovakia ( 12 -- from a squad of 12 ) Egypt ( 7 -- from a squad of 10 ) Estonia ( 8 -- from a squad of 11 ) France ( 11 -- from a squad of 14 ) Germany ( 10 -- from a squad of 14 ) Italy ( 13 -- from a squad of 14 ) Japan ( 8 -- from a squad of 11 ) Latvia ( 7 -- from a squad of 11 ) Mexico ( 11 -- from a squad of 11 ) Peru ( 9 -- from a squad of 13 ) Philippines ( 9 -- from a squad of 12 ) Poland ( 10 -- from a squad of 14 ) Switzerland ( 8 -- from a squad of 13 ) Turkey ( 8 -- from a squad of 10 ) United States ( 14 ) Uruguay ( 9 -- from a squad of 13 ) ( * ) NOTE : There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least. Not all reserve players are known. Summary Place Nation United States ( USA ) Coach : James Needles ( Universal Pictures ( CA ) ) Asst. coach : Gene Johnson ( Globe Refiners ) Sam Balter ( Universal Pictures ( UCLA ) ) Ralph Bishop ( University of Washington ) Joe Fortenberry ( Globe Refiners ( West Texas State ) ) Tex Gibbons ( Globe Refiners ( Southwestern ) ) Francis Johnson ( Captain ) ( Globe Refiners ( Wichita University ) ) Carl Knowles ( Universal Pictures ( UCLA ) ) Frank Lubin ( Universal Pictures ( UCLA ) ) Art Mollner ( Universal Pictures ( L.A.J.C. ) ) Donald Piper ( Universal Pictures ( UCLA ) ) Jack Ragland ( Globe Refiners ( Wichita University ) ) Willard Schmidt ( Globe Refiners ( Creighton ) ) Carl Shy ( Universal Pictures ( UCLA ) ) Duane Swanson ( Universal Pictures ( USC ) ) Bill Wheatley ( Globe Refiners ) Canada ( CAN ) Coach : Gordon Fuller ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Asst. coach : Julius Goldman ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Gordon Aitchison ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Ian Allison ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Art Chapman ( Victoria Blue Ribbon ) Chuck Chapman ( Victoria Blue Ribbon ) Edward Dawson ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Irving Meretsky ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Doug Peden ( Victoria Blue Ribbon ) James Stewart ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Malcolm Wiseman ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Norman Dawson ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Don Gray ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Stanley Nantais ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Bob Osborne ( University of British Columbia ) Tom Pendlebury ( Windsor Ford V - 8 's ) Mexico ( MEX ) Carlos Borja Víctor Borja Rodolfo Choperena Luis de la Vega Raúl Fernández Andrés Gómez Silvio Hernández Francisco Martínez Jesús Olmos José Pamplona Greer Skousen Poland ( POL ) Coach : Walenty Kłyszejko Zdzisław Filipkiewicz Florian Grzechowiak Zdzisław Kasprzak Jakub Kopf Ewaryst Łój Janusz Patrzykont Andrzej Pluciński Zenon Różycki Paweł Stok Edward Szostak 5 Philippines ( PHI ) Coach : Dionisio Calvo Charles Borck Jacinto Ciria Cruz Franco Marquicias Primitivo Martínez Jesús Marzan Amador Obordo Bibiano Ouano Ambrosio Padilla Fortunato Yambao Antonio Carillo Miguel Pardo John Worrell 6 Uruguay ( URU ) Coach : Juan A. Collazo Gregorio Agós Umberto Bernasconi Galvar Rodolfo Braselli Prudencio de Pena Carlos Gabín Leandro Gómez Harley Alejandro González Roig Víctor Latou Jaume Tabaré Quintans Héctor González Alberto Martí Amílcar Mesa 7 Italy ( ITA ) Coaches : Decio Scuri - Guido Graziani Gino Basso Ambrogio Bessi Enrico Castelli Galeazzo Dondi Livio Franceschini Emilio Giassetti Giancarlo Marinelli Adolfo Mazzini Mario Novelli Sergio Paganella Michele Pelliccia Remo Piana Egidio Premiani 8 Peru ( PER ) Coach : Pedro Vera Manuel Arce Rolando Bacigalupo Willy Dasso Antuco Flecha José Carlos Godoy Miguel Godoy Luis Jacob Cañón Oré Armando Rossi Koko Cárdenas Roberto Rospigliosi Fernando Ruiz Pedro Vera Place Nation 9 -- 14 Brazil ( BRA ) 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 Chile ( CHI ) Luis Carrasco Augusto Carvacho José González Eusebio Hernández Luis Ibaseta Eduardo Kapstein Suckel Michel Mehech 9 -- 14 Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) Jiří Čtyroký Alois Dvořáček Ludvík Dvořáček František Hájek Vítězslav Hloušek Josef Klíma Karel Kuhn Josef Moc František Picek F. Prokop Ladislav Prokop Ladislav Trpkoš 9 -- 14 Estonia ( EST ) 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 Japan ( JPN ) Richin Cho Takehiko Kanakogi Masayasu Maeda Satoshi Matsui Uichi Munakata Takao Nakae Seikyu Ri Kenshichi Yokoyama 9 -- 14 Switzerland ( SUI ) Fernand Bergmann Pierre Carlier René Laederach Raymond Lambercy John Pallet Jean Pare Marcel Wuilleunier 15 -- 18 Republic of China ( ROC ) Feng Hsu Li Shao - Tang Liu Bao - Cheng Liu Yun - Chang Mou Tso - Yun Shen Yi - Tung Tsai Yen - Hung Wang Hung - Pin Wang Shi - Hsuan Wang Yu - Tseng Wong Nan - Chen Yu Sai - Chang 15 -- 18 Egypt ( EGY ) Abdel Moneim Wahib Hussein Albert Fahmy Tadros Edward Riskalla Gamal el din Sabri Goanni Nosseir Kamal Riad Mohamed Rashad Shafshak 15 -- 18 Germany ( GER ) Coach : Hermann Niebuhr 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 Latvia ( LAT ) 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 Belgium ( BEL ) Robert Brouwer Gustave Crabbe René Demanck Raymond Gerard Émile Laermans Guillaume Merckx Pierre van Basselaere Gustave Vereecken 19 -- 21 France ( FRA ) 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 Turkey ( TUR ) 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 and Spain withdrew before competition started References Jump up ^ ( in Italian ) -- Un viaggio all'interno di questi Ottanta anni Archived October 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine... 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Events at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Athletics Baseball ( demonstration ) Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Gliding ( demonstration ) Gymnastics Handball Modern pentathlon Polo Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling Art competitions ( unofficial ) Basketball at the Summer Olympics Tournaments 1896 1900 1904 ( demonstration ) 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Men 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Women 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Qualifications Men 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Women 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Squads Men 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Women 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 List of medalists List of venues Summer Olympics men 's basketball tournament winners 1936 : United States ( USA ) 1948 : United States ( USA ) 1952 : United States ( USA ) 1956 : United States ( USA ) 1960 : United States ( USA ) 1964 : United States ( USA ) 1968 : United States ( USA ) 1972 : Soviet Union ( URS ) 1976 : United States ( USA ) 1980 : Yugoslavia ( YUG ) 1984 : United States ( USA ) 1988 : Soviet Union ( URS ) 1992 : United States ( USA ) 1996 : United States ( USA ) 2000 : United States ( USA ) 2004 : Argentina ( ARG ) 2008 : United States ( USA ) 2012 : United States ( USA ) 2016 : United States ( USA ) 2020 : TBD Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Basketball_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics&oldid=836822224 '' Categories : Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics 1936 Summer Olympics events Basketball at the Summer Olympics 1936 in basketball International basketball competitions hosted by Germany Hidden categories : Articles with Italian - language external links Webarchive template wayback links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bosanski Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Frysk 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano עברית Latviešu Magyar Македонски Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська 22 more Edit links This page was last edited on 17 April 2018, at 01 : 53. 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