Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Medallists
Gold
- Miles Bellville, Christopher Boardman, Russell Harmer, Charles Leaf, Leonard Martin — Yachting
- Jack Beresford, Dick Southwood — Double Scull Rowing
- Godfrey Brown, Godfrey Rampling, Freddie Wolff, Bill Roberts — 4 × 400 m Relay Athletics
- Harold Whitlock — 50 km Walk Athletics
Silver
- Alan Barrett, Martin Bristow, Peter Jackson, John Sturrock — Rowing Fours
- Godfrey Brown — 400m Athletics
- Audrey Brown, Barbara Burke, Eileen Hiscock, Violet Olney — 4 × 100 m Relay
- David Dawnay, Bryan Fowler, Humphrey Guinness, William Hinde — Polo
- Donald Finlay — 110m Hurdles
- Ernest Harper — Marathon
- Dorothy Tyler-Odam — High Jump
Bronze
- Richard Fanshawe, Edward Howard-Vyse, Alec Scott — Equestrian Team eventing
- Harry Hill, Ernest Johnson, Charles King, Ernest Mills — Track Cycling Team Pursuit
- Peter Scott — O-Jolle Yachting
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Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Eleven cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1936.
- Individual road race
- Charles Holland
- Jackie Bone
- Bill Messer
- Alick Bevan
- Team road race
- Charles Holland
- Jackie Bone
- Bill Messer
- Alick Bevan
- Sprint
- Ray Hicks
- Time trial
- Ray Hicks
- Tandem
- Ernest Chambers
- John Sibbit
- Team pursuit
- Harry Hill
- Ernest Johnson
- Charles King
- Ernie Mills
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
18 fencers, 16 men and 2 women, represented Great Britain in 1936.
- Men's foil
- Emrys Lloyd
- Denis Pearce
- David Bartlett
- Men's team foil
- Denis Pearce, David Bartlett, Emrys Lloyd, Geoffrey Hett, Christopher Hammersley, Roger Tredgold
- Men's épée
- Ian Campbell-Gray
- Charles de Beaumont
- Douglas Dexter
- Men's team épée
- Charles de Beaumont, Douglas Dexter, Albert Pelling, Ian Campbell-Gray, Terry Beddard, Bertie Childs
- Men's sabre
- Oliver Trinder
- Guy Harry
- Robin Brook
- Men's team sabre
- Oliver Trinder, Arthur Pilbrow, Guy Harry, Robin Brook, Roger Tredgold
- Women's foil
- Judy Guinness Penn-Hughes
- Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott
Football
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1936.
- Jeffrey MacDougall
- Percy Legard
- Archibald Jack
Polo
Rowing
Great Britain had 18 rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1936.
- Men's single sculls - Unplaced
- Humphrey Warren
- Men's double sculls - Gold
- Jack Beresford
- Dick Southwood
- Men's coxless pair - Unplaced
- David Burnford
- Thomas Cree
- Men's coxless four - Silver
- Alan Barrett
- Martin Bristow
- Peter Jackson
- John Sturrock
- Men's eight - Fourth
- Tom Askwith
- Ran Laurie
- John Cherry
- Hugh Mason
- McAllister Lonnon
- Annesley Kingsford
- Desmond Kingsford
- John Couchman
- Noel Duckworth (cox)
Sailing
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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