The United States competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The Americans finished second in the medal table to the hosts. 359 competitors, 313 men and 46 women, took part in 127 events in 21 sports. Medalists Athletics 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 medals 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. Basketball The men's basketball team won the gold medal. The players were as following. Sam Balter Ralph Bishop Joe Fortenberry Tex Gibbons Francis Johnson Carl Knowles Frank Lubin Art Mollner Donald Piper Jack Ragland Willard Schmidt Carl Shy Duane Swanson Bill Wheatley Boxing Jack Wilson- Won 1 silver medal in the Bantamweight. Louis Daniel Lauria- Won 1 bronze medal in the Flyweight. Canoeing Ernest Riedel- Won 1 bronze medal in