United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans finished second in the medal table behind the hosts. 359 competitors, 313 men and 46 women, took part in 127 events in 21 sports.

Archie Williams – Won 1 gold medal in the 400m race. Jesse Owens – Won 4 gold medals in the 100m race, the 200m race, the long jump, and the 4 × 100 m relay team. John Woodruff – Won 1 gold medal in the 800m race. Mack Robinson – Won 1 silver medal in the 200m race. Ralph Metcalfe – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay team and 1 silver medal in the 100m race. James LuValle – Won 1 bronze medal in the 400m race. Glenn Cunningham – Won 1 silver medal in the 1500m race. Forrest Towns – Won 1 gold medal in the 110m hurdles. Fritz Pollard – Won 1 bronze medal in the 110m hurdles. Glenn Hardin – Won 1 gold medal in the 400m hurdles. Foy Draper – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Frank Wykoff – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Eddie O'Brien – Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. Harold Cagle – Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. Robert Young – Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. Alfred Fitch – Won 1 silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. Cornelius Johnson – Won 1 gold medal in the high jump. Dave Albritton – Won 1 silver medal in the high jump. Delos Thurber – Won 1 bronze medal in the high jump. Earle Meadows – Won 1 gold medal in the pole vault. Ken Carpenter – Won 1 gold medal in the discus. Gordon Dunn – Won 1 silver medal in the discus. Glenn Morris – Won 1 gold medal in the decathlon. Bob Clark – Won 1 silver medal in the decathlon. Jack Parker – Won 1 bronze medal in the decathlon.

Jack Wilson – Won 1 silver medal in the bantamweight. Louis Laurie – Won 1 bronze medal in the flyweight.

Ernest Riedel – Won 1 bronze medal in K1 10000 meters.

Helen Stephens – Won 2 gold medals in the 100m race and the 4 × 100 m relay. Harriet Bland – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Betty Robinson – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay. Annette Rogers – Won 1 gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay.

Famous swimmer Eleanor Holm was suspended by Avery Brundage over "a drinking episode" while she was traveling to Germany together with other American athletes. She had swum in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, winning gold in 1932. Holm's Olympic teammates unsuccessfully petitioned to have her dismissal overturned. She was the top favorite for the 100 meter backstroke event, and watched from the stands as the gold medal went to Dutch swimmer Nida Senff. Decades later, Holm told Olympic sprinter Dave Sime that Brundage held a grudge from an incident in which he propositioned her, and she turned him down. Brundage was one of the most controversial figures in the US Olympic history, known for his racist and sexist remarks and actions and also for appeasing dictatorships, such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.

Louis Zamperini – long distance runner competing in the 5000 meter event. Don Lash – long distance runner competing in the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter events. Ellison Brown – marathon runner.