Figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympia-Kunsteisstadion in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, from 9 to 15 February 1936. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pairs skating.[1]
| Figure skating at the IV Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Olympic Games |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Karl Schäfer | |
Ladies' singles:  Sonja Henie | |
Pairs:  Maxi Herber / Ernst Baier | |
| Previous: 1932 Winter Olympics | |
| Next: 1948 Winter Olympics | |
Medal summary edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Karl Schäfer Austria
|
Ernst Baier Germany
|
Felix Kaspar Austria
|
| Ladies' singles |
Sonja Henie Norway
|
Cecilia Colledge Great Britain
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Vivi-Anne Hultén Sweden
|
| Pairs skating |
Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier Germany
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Ilse Pausin and Erik Pausin Austria
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Emília Rotter and László Szollás  Hungary
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Participating nations edit
Only three figure skaters (two men and one lady) competed in both the singles and the pairs event.
A total of 84 figure skaters (41 men and 43 ladies) from 17 nations (men from 16 nations and ladies from 16 nations) competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
Austria (12) (men 6, women 6)
Belgium (4) (men 1, women 3)
Canada (6) (men 3, women 3)
Czechoslovakia (3) (men 1, women 2)
Estonia (2) (men 1, women 1)
Finland (1) (men 1, women 0)
Germany (7) (men 3, women 4)
Great Britain (12) (men 6, women 6)
Hungary (7) (men 4, women 3)
Italy (2) (men 1, women 1)
Japan (5) (men 4, women 1)
Latvia (4) (men 2, women 2)
Norway (4) (men 1, women 3)
Romania (3) (men 2, women 1)
Sweden (1) (men 0, women 1)
Switzerland (2) (men 1, women 1)
United States (9) (men 4, women 5)
References edit
- ^ "Figure Skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.