1936 Summer Olympics - Events

Events

  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Diving
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Field hockey
  • Football (Soccer)
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Modern pentathlon
  • Polo
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Swimming
  • Water polo
  • Weightlifting
  • Wrestling

Basketball and handball made their debut at the Olympics, both as outdoor sports. Handball would not appear again on the program until the next German summer Olympic games in Munich in 1972.

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