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Football, Men

Date3 – 15 August 1936
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympiastadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin / Mommsenstadion, Berlin / Poststadion, Berlin / Hertha-BSC-Platz, Berlin
Participants201 from 16 countries
FormatSingle-elimination tournament.

Already before the 1928 Olympics, the FIFA and the IOC had been in conflict over amateur rules. When FIFA allowed professional players to compete at the inaugural World Cup in 1930, football was scratched as an Olympic sport by the IOC Executive committee. It was reinstated for 1936, but amateur rules were enforced. Players were not allowed to receive any compensation, including wage compensation paid to their employers. This ruling caused several European countries to withdraw their entries, and most South American teams forfeited as well.

A major surprise occurred in the first round of the tournament, when medal favourite Sweden was eliminated by Japan despite leading 2-0 at half-time. Another Scandinavian team, Norway, caused a surprise by eliminated the home team in the quarter-finals. The match was attended by German chancellor Adolf Hitler, who reportedly left the stadium in anger after the German loss. Norway eventually held on for third place. The most notable match, however, was another quarter- final, Peru v Austria. The match saw Peru come from 0-2 behind to win the match 4-2 after extra time. But the contest was marred by rough play from both sides, and in overtime several Peruvian spectators stormed the field and held the Austrian players. Because of this, Austria filed a protest, which was upheld by the jury of appeal. A replay was ordered, but Peru failed to show up for that match, with Austria advancing by forfeit. Back in Lima, the decision to replay the match caused riots at the German and Austrian embassies.

The Austrians reached the final, in which they played Italy. Italy was the reigning World Champion, but all of the 1934 players were professionals and not allowed to play in Berlin. As in 1928, the final score was 1-1 after 90 minutes. Italy scored quickly in overtime, and the exhausted Austrians were unable to crack their opponent’s defense in the remaining minutes. Three players would also play on the Italian squad that won the 1938 World Cup: Alfredo Foni, Ugo Locatelli and Pietro Rava.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1ItalyITAGold
Bruno Venturini
Alfredo Foni
Pietro Rava
Giuseppe Baldo
Achille Piccini
Ugo Locatelli
Annibale Frossi
Libero Marchini
Sergio Bertoni
Carlo Biagi
Francesco Gabriotti
Luigi Scarabello
Giulio Cappelli
Alfonso Negro
Mario Giani DNS
Carlo Girometta DNS
Adolfo Giuntoli DNS
Mario Nicolini DNS
Lamberto Petri DNS
Sandro Puppo DNS
Corrado Tamietti DNS
Paolo Vannucci DNS
CoachVittorio Pozzo
2AustriaAUTSilver1
Edi Kainberger
Ernst Künz
Martin Kargl
Anton Krenn
Karl Wahlmüller
Max Hofmeister
Walter Werginz
Adolf Laudon
Klement Steinmetz
Karl Kainberger
Franz Fuchsberger
Franz Mandl
Josef Kitzmüller
Ernst Bacher DNS
Alois Homschak DNS
Anton Kleindienst DNS
Josef Ksander DNS
Josef Lagovsky DNS
Leo Schaffelhofer DNS
Karl Schreiber DNS
CoachJimmy Hogan
3NorwayNORBronze2
Henry Johansen
Nils Eriksen
Øivind Holmsen
Frithjof Ulleberg
Jørgen Juve
Rolf Holmberg
Magdalon Monsen
Reidar Kvammen
Alf Martinsen
Odd Frantzen
Arne Brustad
Fredrik Horn
Sverre Hansen
Magnar Isaksen
Håkon Gundersen DNS
Kristian Henriksen DNS
Arne Ileby DNS
Rolf Johannessen DNS
Kjeld Kjos DNS
Sverre Kvammen DNS
Birger Pedersen DNS
Petter Svennungsen DNS
CoachAsbjørn Halvorsen
4PolandPOL3
Antoni Gałecki
Ewald Dytko
Franciszek Cebulak
Fritz Scherfke
Gerard Wodarz
Henryk Martyna
Hubert Gad
Jan Wasiewicz
Józef Kotlarczyk
Michał Matyas
Ryszard Piec
Spirydion Albański
Teodor Peterek
Walenty Musielak
Walerian Kisieliński
Wilhelm Góra
Władysław Szczepaniak
Marian Fontowicz DNS
Edward Madejski DNS
Wilhelm Piec DNS
Alojzy Sitko DNS
Jerzy Wostal DNS
CoachJózef Kałuża
=5Great BritainGBR
Haydn Hill
Guy Holmes
Bertie Fulton
Jackie Gardiner
Bernard Joy
Daniel Pettit
James Crawford
Joseph Kyle
Mac Dodds
Maurice Edelston
Lester Finch
John Sutcliffe
Edgar Shearer
Bertram Clements
Frederick Riley
Coventry Brown DNS
Stan Eastham DNS
Ifor Fielding DNS
Jimmy Gibb DNS
Terry Huddle DNS
Bill Peart DNS
Gilbert Roylance DNS
CoachBill Voisey
=5GermanyGER
Ala Urban
August Lenz
Ernst Lehner
Franz Elbern
Fritz Buchloh
Hans Jakob
Heinz Ditgens
Jupp Gauchel
Karl Hohmann
Ludwig Goldbrunner
Otto Siffling
Paul Mehl
Reinhold Münzenberg
Robert Bernard
Rudi Gramlich
Willy Simetsreiter
Jakob Eckert DNS
Rudi Gellesch DNS
Paul Janes DNS
Willy Jürissen DNS
Andreas Munkert DNS
Wilhelm Sold DNS
CoachOtto Nerz
=5JapanJPN4
Akira Matsunaga
Koichi Oita
Motoo Tatsuhara
Rihei Sano
Shogo Kamo
Tadao Horie
Taizo Kawamoto
Takeshi Kamo
Teizo Takeuchi
Tokutaro Ukon
Yasuo Suzuki
Kim Yong-Sik
Sei Fuwa DNS
Shoichi Nishimura DNS
Sekiji Sasano DNS
Toyoji Takahashi DNS
CoachShigeyoshi Suzuki
=5PeruPER
Adelfo Magallanes
Alejandro Villanueva
Arturo Fernández
Carlos Tovar
Jorge Alcalde
José Morales
Juan Valdivieso
Orestes Jordán
Segundo Castillo
Teodoro Alcalde
Teodoro Fernández
Víctor Lavalle
Andrés Álvarez DNS
Raúl Chappell DNS
Eulogio García DNS
Pedro Ibáñez DNS
Enrique Landa DNS
Víctor Marchena DNS
Miguel Pacheco DNS
Guillermo Pardo DNS
Arturo Paredes DNS
Carlos Portal DNS
CoachAlberto Denegri
=9United StatesUSA
Charlie Altemose
Frank Bartkus
James Crockett
Bill Fiedler
Andrew Gajda
Frank Greinert
Fred Lutkefedder
George Nemchik
Peter Pietras
Francis Ryan
Fred Zbikowski
Ed Begley DNS
Julius Chmielewski DNS
Bob Denton DNS
John Olthaus DNS
Fred Stoll DNS
John Zywan DNS
CoachFrank Cavanaugh
=9SwedenSWE
Åke Hallman
Arvid Emanuelsson
Erik Källström
Erik Persson
Otto Andersson
Gustaf Josefsson
Karl-Erik Grahn
Sven Bergquist
Sven Jonasson
Viktor Carlund
Torsten Johansson
Gillis Andersson DNS
Erik Almgren DNS
Bertil Ericsson DNS
Isidor Eriksson DNS
Holger Johansson DNS
Knut Kroon DNS
Folke Lind DNS
Gustav Sjöberg DNS
Valter Sköld DNS
Einar Snitt DNS
Åke Törnkvist DNS
CoachGustaf Carlson
=9LuxembourgLUX
Arnold Kieffer
Ernest Mengel
Gusty Kemp
Jean-Pierre Frisch
Jean-Pierre Hoscheid
Jos Fischer
Léon Mart
Oskar Stamet
Pierre Mousel
Robert Geib
Victor Majerus
Arthur Bernard DNS
Alphonse Feyder DNS
Eugène Jeanty DNS
Jean Schmit DNS
Théophile Speicher DNS
CoachPaul Feierstein
=9TurkeyTUR
Cihat Arman
Fikret Arıcan
Hüsnü Savman
İbrahim Tusder
Hakkı Alaç
Lütfü Aksoy
Niyazi Sel
Rebii Erkal
Mehmet Reşat Nayır
Sait Altınordu
Yaşar Alpaslan
Gündüz Kılıç DNS
Faruk Barlas DNS
Adil Bumin DNS
Necdet Cici DNS
Şeref Görkey DNS
Fuat Göztepe DNS
Avni Kurgan DNS
CoachJim Donnelly
=9HungaryHUN
András Bérczes
Gyula Király
Gyula Kiss
József Berta
József Scheidl
Kálmán Kovács
Lajos Bohus
László Régi
Lipót Klauber
Mihály Csutorás
Pál Lágler
István Beer DNS
György Honti DNS
Gyula Horváth DNS
Gyula Karácsonyi DNS
László Keszei DNS
Ferenc Kolláth DNS
Imre Kőműves DNS
Gyula Krivicz DNS
Béla Poch DNS
János Simon DNS
Mátyás Tóth DNS
CoachZoltán Opata
=9ChinaCHN
Chen Zhenhe
Xu Yahui
Feng Jingxiang
Ye Beihua
Li Tiansheng
Li Huitang
Bao Jiaping
Sun Jinshun
Tan Jiangbai
Cao Guicheng
Huang Meishun
Yang Shuiyi DNS
Zhuo Shijin DNS
Cai Wenli DNS
Huang Jiliang DNS
Li Guowei DNS
Liang Rongzhao DNS
Liang Shutang DNS
Mai Shaohan DNS
Zheng Jiliang DNS
Zhang Xianyuan DNS
Jia Youliang DNS
CoachYan Chengkun
=9EgyptEGY
Wagih El-Kashef
Ali Kaf
Abdel-Karim Sakr
Hassan El-Far
Labib Mahmoud
Helmi Moustafa
Mokhtar El-Tetsh
Mohamed Latif
Moustafa Kamel Mansour
Moustafa Kamel Taha
Ibrahim Halim
Ali Shafi DNS
Hassan Mohamed Abdin DNS
Hussein Ezzat DNS
Hussein Hamdi DNS
Mohamed Hassan Helmi DNS
Hamidu DNS
Omar Shendi DNS
CoachMahmoud Badr El-Din
=9FinlandFIN5
Arvo Närvänen
Eino Lahti
Aatos Lehtonen
Erkki Gustafsson
Ernst Grönlund
Frans Karjagin
Jarl Malmgren
Kurt Weckström
Paavo Salminen
Pentti Larvo
William Kanerva
Viljo Halme DNS
Arvo Hyyrynen DNS
Eino Kilpi DNS
Yrjö Kylmälä DNS
Veli Leskinen DNS
Ragnar Lindbäck DNS
Tauno Paakkanen DNS
Armas Pyy DNS
Yrjö Sotiola DNS
Eino Virtanen DNS
CoachFerdinand Fabra

Round One

Date3 – 6 August 1936
FormatSingle-elimination
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #103 Aug 17:30ItalyITA1 – 0United StatesUSA
Match #203 Aug 17:30NorwayNOR4 – 0TurkeyTUR
Match #304 Aug 17:30JapanJPN3 – 2SwedenSWE
Match #404 Aug 17:30GermanyGER9 – 0LuxembourgLUX
Match #505 Aug 17:30PolandPOL3 – 0HungaryHUN
Match #605 Aug 17:30AustriaAUT3 – 1EgyptEGY
Match #706 Aug 17:30PeruPER7 – 3FinlandFIN
Match #806 Aug 17:30Great BritainGBR2 – 0ChinaCHN

Quarter-Finals

Date7 – 10 August 1936
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #107 Aug 17:30ItalyITA8 – 0JapanJPN
Match #207 Aug 17:30NorwayNOR2 – 0GermanyGER
Match #308 Aug 17:30PolandPOL5 – 4Great BritainGBR
Match #408 Aug 17:30PeruPER4 – 2AustriaAUTAET
Replay #110 AugAustriaAUTPeruPERwalkover

Semi-Finals

Date10 – 11 August 1936
FormatSingle-elimination.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #110 Aug 17:00ItalyITA2 – 1NorwayNORAET
Match #211 Aug 17:00AustriaAUT3 – 1PolandPOL

Final Round

Date13 – 15 August 1936
FormatMedal round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/215 Aug 16:00ItalyITA2 – 1AustriaAUTAET
Match 3/413 Aug 16:00NorwayNOR3 – 2PolandPOL