The [[field hockey]] tournament at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] was the fifth edition of the [[field hockey at the Summer Olympics|field hockey event]] at the [[Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041856/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Hockey at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref>
The [[field hockey]] tournament at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] was the fifth edition of the [[field hockey at the Summer Olympics|field hockey event]] at the [[Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SR">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/HOK/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041856/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1936/HOK/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Hockey at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games |work=Sports Reference |access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref>
All games took place either in the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Hockey Stadion]] or on the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Hockey Stadion Field No.2]]. Both of the field hockey grounds were near the [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]] located on the [[Reichssportfeld#1936: Reichssportfeld|Reichssportfeld]]. The competition was held from 4 August 1936 to 15 August 1936. The field hockey matches saw a total attendance of 184,103 and 157,531 tickets were sold. The Indian team scored 38 goals, but only 1 goal was scored against them. British India were the Gold medalists.
All games took place either in the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Hockey Stadion]] or on the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Hockey Stadion Field No.2]]. Both of the field hockey grounds were near the [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]] located on the [[Reichssportfeld#1936: Reichssportfeld|Reichssportfeld]]. The competition was held from 4 August 1936 to 15 August 1936. The field hockey matches saw a total attendance of 184,103 and 157,531 tickets were sold. The Indian team scored 38 goals, but only 1 goal was scored against them. British India were the Gold medalists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-09 |title=Dhyan Chand, Hitler and Olympic gold: On Indian hockey’s centenary, hockey great Aslam Sher Khan takes a trip down memory lane |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/dhyan-chand-hitler-olympics-aslam-sher-khan-memory-lane-10353937/ |access-date=2025-11-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
Only a men's competition occurred that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/events/olympic-games/olympic-games-berlin-1936-m/pools-matches/|title=Pool Matches|access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref>
Only a men's competition occurred that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/events/olympic-games/olympic-games-berlin-1936-m/pools-matches/|title=Pool Matches|access-date=3 August 2022}}</ref>
|width=150|{{flagIOCteam|NED|1936 Summer}}<hr>[[Ernst van den Berg]]<br>[[Piet Gunning]]<br>[[Ru van der Haar]]<br>[[Inge Heybroek]]<br>[[Tonny van Lierop]]<br>[[Henk de Looper]]<br>[[Jan de Looper]]<br>[[Aat de Roos]]<br>[[Hans Schnitger]]<br>[[René Sparenberg]]<br>[[Rein de Waal]]<br>[[Max Westerkamp]]
|width=150|{{FlagIOC|NED|1936 Summer}}<hr>[[Ernst van den Berg]]<br>[[Piet Gunning]]<br>[[Ru van der Haar]]<br>[[Inge Heybroek]]<br>[[Tonny van Lierop]]<br>[[Henk de Looper]]<br>[[Jan de Looper]]<br>[[Aat de Roos]]<br>[[Hans Schnitger]]<br>[[René Sparenberg]]<br>[[Rein de Waal]]<br>[[Max Westerkamp]]
All games took place either in the Hockey Stadion or on the Hockey Stadion Field No.2. Both of the field hockey grounds were near the Olympic Stadium located on the Reichssportfeld. The competition was held from 4 August 1936 to 15 August 1936. The field hockey matches saw a total attendance of 184,103 and 157,531 tickets were sold. The Indian team scored 38 goals, but only 1 goal was scored against them. British India were the Gold medalists.[2]
Note: The International Olympic Committee medal database shows also only these players as medalists. They all played at least one match during the tournament. The reserve players are not listed as medalists.
Squads
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Umpires: Robert Liégeois (BEL) Theo van 't Lam (NED)
The final was originally scheduled also on 14 August, just after the bronze medal match. But due to incessant rain, the ground was unplayable and the match was postponed to the following morning.
Participating nations
Each country was allowed to enter a team of 22 players and they all were eligible for participation. A total number of 214 field hockey players were entered.
A total of 161(*) field hockey players from 11 nations competed at the Berlin Games:
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in one game at least. The consolation rounds did not count.
There are only a few reserve players known. Five players from Belgium, three players from Denmark, and two players from Japan only competed in the consolation rounds, but not all their names are known.