Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 6–14 August 1936 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Germany (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Austria |
| Third place |  Switzerland |
| Fourth place |  Hungary |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 239 (18.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hans Theilig (22 goals) |
Field handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport at the Olympics. It was contested by six teams. Games were played outdoors with 11 players on each side.[1]
The six teams were split into two groups of three. Each team played each other within each group. The top two teams in each group advanced to the final round, while the third-ranked teams played each other for fifth and sixth places. In the final round, each team played each other. Final rankings were based on the records of each team in those three games.[2]
Participating nations
Each country was allowed to enter a team of 22 players and they all were eligible for participation.
A total of 107(*) field handball players from 6 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
Austria (22)
Germany (22)
Hungary (16 – from a squad of 21)
Romania (15 – from a squad of 20)
Switzerland (17 – from a squad of 18)
United States (13 – from a squad of 14)
(*) NOTE: Only players that participated in at least one game are counted.
Not all reserve players are known.
Squads
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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| Germany
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | +50 | 4 |
 Hungary
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 2 |
 United States
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 36 | −33 | 0 |
| Germany
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22 – 0 | Hungary
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| Hungary
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7 – 2 | United States
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| Germany
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29 – 1 | United States
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Group B
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 4 |
| Switzerland
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 2 |
 Romania
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 0 |
| Austria
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18 – 3 | Romania
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| Switzerland
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8 – 6 | Romania
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| Austria
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14 – 3 | Switzerland
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Classification 5/6
| Romania
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10 – 3 | United States
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Final round
| Team | P | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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| Germany
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 6 |
| Austria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 4 |
| Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 2 |
| Hungary
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 0 |
| Germany
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19 – 6 | Hungary
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| Austria
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11 – 6 | Switzerland
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| Austria
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11 – 7 | Hungary
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| Germany
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16 – 6 | Switzerland
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| Switzerland
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10 – 5 | Hungary
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| Germany
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10 – 6 | Austria
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Attendance: 100,000[3] |
Summary
| Place | Nation |
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| 1 | Germany (GER)
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| 2 | Austria (AUT)
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| 3 | Switzerland (SUI)
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Willy Schäfer
Werner Scheurmann Edy Schmid (Grasshopper-Club Zürich) Erich Schmitt Eugen Seiterle Max Streib Robert Studer Rudolf Wirz | |
| 4 |  István Serényi (VAC) (Elektromos MSE)
Sándor Szomori (UTE) Gyula Takács (MAFC) Antal Újváry (Elektromos MSE) Ferenc Velkey |
| 5 |  Stefan Zoller (Hermannstädter Turnverein) (Hermannstädter Turnverein)
Dragan Comanescu (Viforul Dacia Bukarest) Fritz Kasemiresch (Mediasch) Stippi Orendi (Kronstadt) Oki Sonntag |
| 6 | 
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References
- ISBN 0140066322.
- ^ "Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Kopp, Johannes (18 January 2019). "Vollrausch der Ahnungslosen" [drunken stupor of the unsuspecting]. taz (in German). Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
External links
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