Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics information
International basketball tournament
1st Olympic Basketball Tournament
Berlin 1936
Tournament details
Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
Host nation
Germany
City
Berlin
Duration
August 7–14
Men's tournament
Teams
21
Medals
Gold medalists
United States
Silver medalists
Canada
Bronze medalists
Mexico
Tournaments
← 1904 (demonstration)
London 1948 →
The Berlin Arena for the 1936 Basketball Olympics
Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Tournament
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Squads
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Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. 23 nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports, but Hungary and Spain withdrew, meaning 21 competed.
The IOC and International Basketball Federation, which is the governing body of international basketball, used the 1936 tournament to experiment with outdoor basketball. Lawn and dirt tennis courts were used for the competition, but this caused problems when the weather was adverse, especially during the final of the tournament.
The medals were awarded by James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. The United States won its first gold medal, while Canada and Mexico won silver and bronze, their only medals in basketball, as of 2020.
Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball
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