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 competed as Great Britain 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...

 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Great Britain men's national ice hockey team	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Great Britain won the men's ice hockey competition. While only one player on the team was born in Canada, nine of the thirteen players on the roster grew up in Canada, and eleven had played previously in Canada.-Medalists:...	Men's competition Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Great Britain won the men's ice hockey competition. While only one player on the team was born in Canada, nine of the thirteen players on the roster grew up in Canada, and eleven had played previously in Canada.-Medalists:...
		Figure skating 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:...	Women's singles
	Charles Green Charles Green (bobsleigh) Charles Patrick Green was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany....	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 11, 1936 to February 15, 1936.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...	Four-man

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Downhill		Slalom			Total
		Time	Rank	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Total points	Rank
James Riddell James Riddell W. James Riddell MBE was a British champion skier and author who was involved in the early days of skiing as a competitive sport and holiday industry...	Combined	DNF	–	–	–	–	DNF	–
Christopher Hudson		6:41.4	40	1:29.9	1:42.4	18	73.92	29
James Palmer-Tomkinson James Palmer-Tomkinson James Algernon Palmer-Tomkinson was a British alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics....		5:51.0	24	1:29.8	1:26.5	11	82.52	14
Peter Lunn Peter Lunn Peter Northcote Lunn is a British alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. As a spymaster in the early Cold War, he is noted for his resourceful use of telephone tapping in espionage.-Biography:...		5:35.6	15	1:26.3	1:32.5	13	83.82	12

Women

Athlete	Event	Downhill		Slalom			Total
		Time	Rank	Time 1	Time 2	Rank	Total points	Rank
Helen Blane	Combined	7:26.4	28	1:59.9 (+0:06)	1:51.2	20	64.84	25
Birnie Duthie		6:37.2	19	2:06.2	2:09.3 (+0:12)	26	66.13	23
Jeanette Kessler Jeanette Kessler Jeanette Anne Kessler was a British alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1936 she finished eighth in the alpine skiing combined event.She married James Riddell in 1959.-External links:*...		6:05.4	12	1:25.7	1:22.2	6	83.97	8
Evie Pinching		5:27.2	7	1:40.4	1:38.8	11	82.19	9

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Frederick McEvoy Frederick McEvoy Frederick Joseph McEvoy was an Australian/British multi-discipline sportsman and socialite. He had most sporting success as a bobsledder in the late 1930s, winning several medals including three golds at the FIBT World Championships. He married several wealthy heiresses and was a close friend of... James Cardno James Cardno James Farquhar Cardno was a Scottish bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and finished fourth in the two-man event at the same games.-References:*****...	Two-man	1:25.61	4	1:23.85	6	1:28.58	9	1:22.21	4	5:40.25	4

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Frederick McEvoy Frederick McEvoy Frederick Joseph McEvoy was an Australian/British multi-discipline sportsman and socialite. He had most sporting success as a bobsledder in the late 1930s, winning several medals including three golds at the FIBT World Championships. He married several wealthy heiresses and was a close friend of... James Cardno James Cardno James Farquhar Cardno was a Scottish bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and finished fourth in the two-man event at the same games.-References:*****... Guy Dugdale Guy Dugdale Guy Carol Dugdale was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.-References:***... Charles Green Charles Green (bobsleigh) Charles Patrick Green was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany....	Four-man	1:23.38	6	1:20.18	4	1:20.74	4	1:19.11	4	5:23.41

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Francis Walter	1'44:13	71

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Geoffrey Yates	Men's singles	10	20	110	348.7	16
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	10
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	6
Graham Sharp		2	6	34	394.1	5

Women

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Gweneth Butler	Women's singles	5	DNS	–	–	–
Belita Jepson-Turner		14	18	107	352.6	16
Mollie Phillips		12	12	78	366.2	11
Cecilia Colledge Cecilia Colledge Magdelena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1938-1939 European Champion, and a six-time British national champion....		2	2	13.5	418.1

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Score	Final rank
Rosemarie Stewart Rosemarie Stewart Rosemarie Stewart was an English pair skater. She competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the pairs event with partner Ernest Yates. They placed 10th out of a field of 18 teams. She was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk... Ernest Yates	102.5	9.0	10
Violet Cliff Violet Cliff Violet Hamilton Cliff was a British pair skater who competed with her husband, Leslie Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships... Leslie Cliff Leslie Cliff (figure skater) Leslie Howard Talbot Cliff was a British pair skater who competed with his wife, Violet Cliff. The couple finished seventh at the 1936 Winter Olympics. That same year, they won the silver medal at the European Figure Skating Championships and the bronze at the World Figure Skating Championships...	56.5	10.1	7

Ice hockey

Group D

Top two teams advanced to semifinals

Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
	2	2	0	0	4	0	4
	2	1	1	0	2	1	2
	2	0	2	0	0	5	0

6 February		1-0 (1-0,0-0,0-0)
7 February		3-0 (2-0,0-0,1-0)

Group A

Top two teams advanced to Medal Round

Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
	3	2	0	1	8	3	5
	3	2	1	0	22	4	4
	3	1	1	1	5	8	3
	3	0	3	0	2	22	0

11 February		2-1 (1-1,0-0,1-0)
12 February		1-1 (0-0,0-1,1-0,0-0)
13 February		5-1 (1-0,3-1,1-0)

Medal Round

Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
	3	2	0	1	7	1	5
	3	2	1	0	9	2	4
	3	1	1	1	2	1	3
	3	0	3	0	0	14	0

Relevant results from the semifinal were carried over to the final

11 February		2-1 (1-1, 0-0, 1-0)
14 February		5-0 (2-0,3-0,0-0)
15 February		0-0 (0-0,0-0,0-0,0-0,0-0,0-0)

Gold:

James Foster Carl Erhardt Carl Erhardt Carl Alfred Erhardt was an English ice hockey player who captained the British national team to numerous international championships in the 1930s, including Olympic gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.- Early years :Unlike most British hockey players of the era, Erhardt did... Gordon Dailley Gordon Dailley Colonel Gordon "Don" Debenham Dailley, CD is a Canadian-born ice hockey player who was notable for his achievements while representing Great Britain at international ice hockey competitions... Archibald Stinchcombe Archibald Stinchcombe Archibald "Archie" Stinchcombe was a British ice hockey player from Cudworth near Barnsley, Yorkshire. The right-winger is best known for representing Britain at the international level, including at the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics... Edgar Brenchley Edgar Brenchley Edgar "Chirp" Brenchley is a former ice hockey player who mainly played in the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . However, he is best remembered for playing for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics... John Coward John Coward John "Red" Coward , also known as Johnny Coward, was an ice hockey player who mainly played two seasons for the Richmond Hawks in the English National League . However, he is best remembered for playing for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter... James Chappell Jimmy Chappell James William Chappell also known as Jim Chappell and Jimmy Chappell, is a former ice hockey player who mainly played in the English National League . However, he is best remembered for playing for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics... Alexander Archer Alex Archer Alexander "Sandy" Archer was an ice hockey right winger who played in the English National League for the Wembley Lions... Gerry Davey Gerry Davey John Gerald Davey is a former ice hockey player who played in the English National League . He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics... James Borland Jimmy Borland James Andrew "Jim" Borland , also known as Jimmy, is a former ice hockey player who played in the English League, the English National League and for the GB national ice hockey team.-Playing career:... Robert Wyman Robert Wyman James Robert Wyman , also known as Bob Wyman, was an ice hockey player who played in Great Britain. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics... Jack Kilpatrick Jack Kilpatrick John "Jack" Kilpatrick , also known as Jack Kilpatrick, was an ice hockey player who played in the English National League . He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics... Arthur Child Arthur Child (ice hockey) Arthur John "Art" Child was a British goaltender who played professional ice hockey in the United Kingdom. He was the backup goaltender for the GB national ice hockey team which won gold at the 1936 Winter Olympics...

Nordic combined

Events:

• 18 km cross-country skiing
• normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event

Cross-country skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, three cross country skiing events were contested. The 4x10 km relay was added to the competition.The relay event was held on Monday, February 10, 1936, the 18 km competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936, and the 50 km event was held on Saturday, February 15,...

 of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athlethes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country			Ski Jumping				Total
		Time	Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank
Percy Legard	Individual	1'47:47	76.8	48	39.5	45.0	172.5	37	249.3	45