The men's individual figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

event was held as part of the figure skating programme

Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Sunday February 9, 1936 to Saturday February 15, 1936.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 at the 1936 Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all three Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held from Sunday February 9, 1936 to Friday February 14, 1936.

Twenty-five figure skaters from twelve nations competed.

Medalists

Results

Karl Schäfer

Karl Schäfer

Karl Schäfer was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was a dual Olympic Champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics, a seven-time World Champion and the eight-time European Champion...

 successfully defended his 1932 title.

Rank	Name	Nation	CF	FS	Placements	Score
1	Karl Schäfer Karl Schäfer Karl Schäfer was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was a dual Olympic Champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics, a seven-time World Champion and the eight-time European Champion...		1	1	7	422.7
2	Ernst Baier Ernst Baier Ernst Baier was a German figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He became Olympic pair champion in 1936 together with Maxi Herber. The duo also won several World and European championships.Ernst Baier skated for the club Berliner SC...		3	4	24	400.8
3	Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar Felix Kaspar was an Austrian figure skater, twice World champion, and 1936 bronze medalist....		5	2	24	400.1
4	Montgomery Wilson Montgomery Wilson Montgomery "Bud" Wilson was a Canadian figure skater who won 9 Canadian championship titles in men's single skating between 1929 and 1939, and holds the record for the most Canadian titles won by any skater...		4	5	30	394.5
5	Graham Sharpe Henry Graham Sharp Henry Graham Sharp was a British figure skater. In 1939, he won both the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships. Before that, he had won three consecutive silver medals at Worlds and Europeans...		2	6	34	394.1
6	Jack Dunn Jack Dunn (figure skater) John "Jack" Edward Powell Dunn was a British figure skater who competed in the 1930s. His best finish was a silver medal at the 1935 World Figure Skating Championships....		8	3	42	387.7
7	Marcus Nikkanen Marcus Nikkanen Marcus Rafael Nikkanen was a Finnish figure skater. He was the 1930 European bronze medalist and the 1933 World bronze medalist. He represented Finland at the 1928 Winter Olympics, at the 1932 Winter Olympics, and the 1936 Winter Olympics...		6	9	54	380.7
8	Elemér Terták Elemér Terták Elemér Terták was an Hungarian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He won the bronze medal at the 1934 European Figure Skating Championships, the 1937 European Championships, and the 1937 World Figure Skating Championships. He also competed in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games, finishing...		9	8	56	379.0
9	Dénes Pataky		7	11	60	374.8
10	Freddie Tomlins Freddie Tomlins Frederick William Edwin "Freddie" Tomlins was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.He served in the Royal Air Force in World War II...		11	10	77	364.2
11	Leopold Linhart		16	7	80	364.2
12	Robin Lee Robin Lee Robin Huntington Lee was an American figure skater. He was the 1935-1939 U.S. national champion. At age 12, he became the youngest skater to win the junior national title...		13	13	80	363.0
13	Erle Reiter Erle Reiter Erle Charles Reiter was an American figure skater. He began skating as a seven year old. He went on to become a three-time silver medalist at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics...		12	17	95	352.9
14	Hellmut May		14	15	96	354.8
15	Toshiichi Katayama		17	16	108	347.4
16	Geoffrey Yates		10	20	110	348.7
17	Lucian Büeler Lucian Büeler Lucian Büeler was a Swiss figure skater. He was the 1935-1937 Swiss national champion. He represented Switzerland at the 1936 Winter Olympics where he placed 17th.-Competitive highlights:-References:* *...		15	21	119	343.6
18	Günther Lorenz		19	12	119	343.5
19	Roman Turuşanco		21	14	128	337.8
20	Kazuyoshi Oimatsu Kazuyoshi Oimatsu was a Japanese figure skater and a coach.He was born in Nagano and raised in Osaka, Japan.Oimatsu won the Japan Figure Skating Championships from 1931. He represented Japan at the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics, World Figure Skating Championships from 1932 and 1936.After World War...		20	19	139	325.4
21	Zenjiro Watanabe		23	18	147	325.4
22	George Hill George Hill (figure skater) George Edward Bellows Hill was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. As a pair skater, he was the 1933, 1935, 1936, and 1937 U.S. national champion with partner Maribel Vinson. As a single skater, he was the 1930, 1931, 1934, and 1936 U.S...		18	23	148	325.1
23	Tsugio Hasegawa		24	22	162	314.6
24	Jaroslav Sadílek		22	24	161	305.0
25	Verners Auls		25	25	175	222.6

Referee: Ulrich Salchow

Ulrich Salchow

Karl Emil Julius Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater, who dominated the sport in the first decade of the 20th century....

Judges: Charles M. Rotch W. Ros Sharpe Walter Jakobsson

Walter Jakobsson

Walter Andreas Jakobsson was a Finnish figure skater.As a single skater, he won the Finnish national championship in 1910 and 1911....

 John Z. Machado (CF only) Fritz Schober (FS only) Rudolf Kaler László von Orbán Jirí Sykora