Final Stage (Gold medal game), 1936 Olympic Basketball
August 14, 1936 · Tennisplatze am Reichssportfeld, Berlin, Germany (outdoor clay/tennis courts)
Final Stage (Gold medal game), 1936 Olympic Basketball: United States 19–8 Canada, at Tennisplatze am Reichssportfeld, Berlin, Germany (outdoor clay/tennis courts) on August 14, 1936.
Basketball's first-ever Olympic gold medal game, played in driving rain that turned the outdoor clay courts to mud, suppressing scoring throughout. Joe Fortenberry led all scorers with 8 points for the USA. James Naismith, the sport's inventor, presented the medals.
Top performers
| United States — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Joe Fortenberry | 8 | - | - |
| Canada — top performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Al Allison | 4 | - | - |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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