Back Košarka na Olimpijskim igrama 1936. BS Bàsquet als Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1936 Catalan Basketbal na Letních olympijských hrách 1936 Czech Olympische Sommerspiele 1936/Basketball German Καλαθοσφαίριση στους Θερινούς Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες 1936 Greek Anexo:Baloncesto en los Juegos Olímpicos de Berlín 1936 Spanish بسکتبال در بازیهای المپیک تابستانی ۱۹۳۶ Persian Koripallo kesäolympialaisissa 1936 Finnish Basket-ball aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1936 French Basketbal op de Olympyske Simmerspullen 1936 Frisian
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| Olympics | 1936 Summer Olympics | ||||||||
| Host nation | Germany | ||||||||
| City | Berlin | ||||||||
| Duration | August 7–14 | ||||||||
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| Teams | 21 | ||||||||
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Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. The tournament was played between 7 August and 14 August 1936 in Berlin, Germany. 23 nations entered the competition, making basketball the largest tournament of the team sports, but Hungary and Spain withdrew, meaning 21 competed.
The International Olympic Committee and International Basketball Federation, which is the governing body of international basketball, used the 1936 tournament to experiment with outdoor basketball. Lawn and dirt tennis courts were used for the competition, but this caused problems when the weather was adverse, especially during the final of the tournament.
The medals were awarded by James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. The United States won its first gold medal, while Canada and Mexico won silver and bronze, their only medals in basketball, as of 2020.
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