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Host City: Berlin, Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Imperial Sports Field, Berlin
Date Started: August 6, 1936
Date Finished: August 6, 1936
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Forrest Towns |
| Silver: | Don Finlay |
| Bronze: | Fritz Pollard |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forrest Towns | 22 | United States | USA | 14.1 | QU/=WR |
| 2 | Håkan Lidman | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 14.5 | QU |
| 3 | John Thornton | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 14.7 | QU |
| 4 | Roy Staley | 21 | United States | USA | 14,8 | |
| 5 | Tadashi Murakami | 23 | Japan | JPN | 15,1 | |
| 6 | Juan Lavenás | 21 | Argentina | ARG | 15,6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Finlay | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 14.5 | QU |
| 2 | Fritz Pollard | 21 | United States | USA | 14.6 | QU |
| 3 | Larry O'Connor | 19 | Canada | CAN | 15.0 | QU |
| 4 | Vane Ivanović | 23 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 15,2 | |
| 5 | Erwin Wegner | 27 | Germany | GER | 15,3 | |
| 6 | Tom Lavery | 24 | South Africa | RSA | 15,6 |