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Host City: Berlin, Germany
Location: Olympiastadion
Date Started: August 4, 1936
Date Finished: August 4, 1936
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Gold: | Jesse Owens |
| Silver: | Mack Robinson |
| Bronze: | Tinus Osendarp |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wil van Beveren | 24 | Netherlands | NED | 21.4 | QU |
| 2 | Tomás Beswick | 24 | Argentina | ARG | 22.1 | QU |
| 3 | Mutsuo Taniguchi | 23 | Japan | JPN | 22.2 | QU |
| 4 | Antonio Salcedo | 23 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 5 | José de Almeida | 31 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 6 | Aristidis Sakellariou | 25 | Greece | GRE |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tinus Osendarp | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 21.7 | QU |
| 2 | Egon Schein | 24 | Germany | GER | 22.0 | QU |
| 3 | Alan Pennington | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 22.1 | QU |
| 4 | Masao Yazawa | 21 | Japan | JPN | 22,4 | |
| 5 | Pierre Dondelinger | 23 | France | FRA | ||
| 6 | Xaver Frick | 23 | Liechtenstein | LIE |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Owens | 22 | United States | USA | 21.1 | QU/OR |
| 2 | Lee Orr | 19 | Canada | CAN | 21.6 | QU |
| 3 | Karl Neckermann | 25 | Germany | GER | 21.8 | QU |
| 4 | Arthur Sweeney | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 22,1 | |
| 5 | Nemesio de Guzman | 19 | Philippines | PHI | 22,9 | |
| 6 | Gunnar Christensen | 23 | Denmark | DEN | 23,1 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Humber | 22 | Canada | CAN | 22.1 | QU |
| 2 | Gyula Gyenes | 25 | Hungary | HUN | 22.1 | QU |
| 3 | Felix Rinner | 25 | Austria | AUT | 22.4 | QU |
| 4 | Paul Bronner | 24 | France | FRA | 22,6 | |
| 5 | Chen Kingkwan | 23 | China | CHN |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Hänni | 21 | Switzerland | SUI | 21.9 | QU |
| 2 | Renos Frangoudis | 27 | Greece | GRE | 22.1 | QU |
| 3 | József Sír | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 22.2 | QU |
| 4 | Poh Kimseng | 24 | China | CHN | ||
| 5 | Pat Dannaher | 23 | South Africa | RSA |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marthinus Theunissen | 25 | South Africa | RSA | 21.7 | QU |
| 2 | Howie McPhee | 20 | Canada | CAN | 21.8 | QU |
| 3 | Börje Strandvall | 27 | Finland | FIN | 22.6 | QU |
| 4 | George Fahoum | 27 | Egypt | EGY | ||
| 5 | Liu Changchun | 26 | China | CHN | ||
| 6 | Antonio Fondevilla | 19 | Argentina | ARG |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Packard | 20 | United States | USA | 21.2 | QU |
| 2 | Eric Grimbeek | 27 | South Africa | RSA | 21.8 | QU |
| 3 | Albert Steinmetz | 26 | Germany | GER | 21.9 | QU |
| 4 | Eric Whiteside | 29 | India | IND |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mack Robinson | 22 | United States | USA | 21.6 | QU |
| 2 | Aki Tammisto | 21 | Finland | FIN | 22.2 | QU |
| 3 | Carlos Hofmeister | 26 | Argentina | ARG | 22.3 | QU |
| 4 | Dieudonné "Guthy" Devrindt | 24 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 5 | Mario Minai | 24 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 6 | Alfred König | 22 | Austria | AUT |