Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Twenty-one men's teams competed in basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Belgium

The following players represented Belgium:[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament points
		Robert Breuwer	September 29, 1907	28	?	William Elie Club	2	?
		Gustave Crabbe	June 14, 1914	22	?		2	?
		René Demanck	December 11, 1912	23	?	Fresh Air Club	2	?
		Raymond Gérard	June 4, 1914	22	?		1	?
		Émile Laermans	January 26, 1914	22	?		2	?
		Guillaume Merckx	April 21, 1918	18	?		1	?
		Pierre Van Basselaere	June 26, 1915	21	?	Amicale Sportive Club	2	?
		Gustave Vereecken	August 7, 1913	23	?		2	?

Brazil

The following players represented Brazil:[3]

• Baiano
• Américo Montanarini
• Armando Albano
• Pavão
• Carmino de Pilla
• Miguel Lopes
• Nelson de Souza
• Coroa

Canada

The following players represented Canada:[4]

• Gord Aitchison
• Ian Allison
• Art Chapman
• Chuck Chapman
• Doug Peden
• Jimmy Stewart
• Red Wiseman
• Ed Dawson
• Toots Meretsky

Chile

The following players represented Chile:[5]

• Luis Carrasco
• Augusto Carvacho
• José González
• Eusebio Hernández
• Luis Ibaseta
• Eduardo Kapstein
• Michel Mehech

China

The following players represented China:[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament points
		Feng Nian-Hua	May 5, 1914	22	?		2	?
		Hsu Chao-Hsiung	June 12, 1912	24	?		1	?
		Li Shao-Tang	June 30, 1914	22	?		3	?
		Liu Bao-Cheng	February 1, 1917	19	?		1	?
		Liu Yun-Chang	February 20, 1912	24	?		1	?
		Mou Tso-Yun	December 18, 1914	21	?		2	?
		Shen Yu-Kong	June 23, 1918	18	?		3	?
		Tsai Yen-Hung	August 26, 1915	20	?		1	?
		Wang Hung-Pin	February 16, 1915	21	?		3	?
		Wang Shi-Hsuan	August 17, 1914	21	?		3	?
		Wang Yu-Tseng	April 10, 1912	24	?		3	?
		Wong Nan-Chen	November 27, 1915	20	?		4	?
		Yu Ching-Hsiao	November 16, 1911	24	?		1	?

Czechoslovakia

The following players represented Czechoslovakia:[7]

• Alois Dvořáček
• Hubert Prokop
• František Hájek
• František Picek
• Jiří Čtyřoký
• Josef Klíma
• Josef Moc
• Karel Kuhn
• Ladislav Prokop
• Ladislav Trpkoš
• Ludvík Dvořáček
• Vítězslav Hloušek

Egypt

The following players represented Egypt:[8]

• Abdel Moneim Wahibi
• Albert Tadros
• Edward Risk Allah
• Gamal El-Din Sabri
• Jwani Riad Noseir
• Kamal Riad Noseir
• Rashad Shafshak

Estonia

The following players represented Estonia:[9]

Head coach: Herbert Niiler

No.	Pos.	Player
		Heino Veskila
		Evald Mahl
		Vladimir Kärk
		Robert Keres
		Aleksander Illi
		Aleksander Margiste
		Erich Altosaar
		Artur Amon

France

The following players represented France:[10]

• Edmond Leclerc
• Étienne Onimus
• Fernand Prudhomme
• Georges Carrier
• Jacques Flouret
• Jean Couturier
• Lucien Thèze
• Pierre Boël
• Pierre Caque
• Robert Cohu
• Étienne Rolland

Germany

The following players represented Germany:[11]

• Bernhard Cuiper
• Emil Göing
• Emil Lohbeck
• Hans Niclaus
• Heinz Steinschulte
• Karl Endres
• Kurt Oleska
• Otto Kuchenbecker
• Robert Duis
• Siegfried Reischies

Italy

The following players represented Italy:[12]

• Adolfo Mazzini
• Ambrogio Bessi
• Egidio Premiani
• Emilio Giasetti
• Enrico Castelli
• Galeazzo Dondi
• Giancarlo Marinelli
• Gino Basso
• Livio Franceschini
• Mario Novelli
• Mike Pelliccia
• Remo Piana
• Sergio Paganella

Japan

The following players represented Japan:[13]

• Kenshichi Yokoyama
• Masayasu Maeda
• Chang Ri-jin
• Satoshi Matsui
• Seikyu Ri
• Takao Nakae
• Takehiko Kanagoki
• Uichi Munakata

Latvia

The following players represented Latvia:[14]

• Voldemārs Elmūts
• Rūdolfs Jurciņš
• Maksis Kazāks
• Visvaldis Melderis
• Džems Raudziņš
• Eduards Andersons
• Mārtiņš Grundmanis

Mexico

The following players represented Mexico:[15]

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament points
		Carlos Borja	May 23, 1913	23	?		6	?
		Víctor Borja	July 18, 1912	24	?		7	?
		Rodolfo Choperena	February 11, 1905	31	?		2	?
		Luis de la Vega	June 23, 1914	22	?		5	?
		Raúl Fernández	September 17, 1905	30	?		7	?
		Andrés Gómez	November 30, 1913	22	?		1	?
		Silvio Hernández	December 31, 1908	27	?		2	?
		Francisco Martínez	June 20, 1910	26	?		6	?
		Jesús Olmos	July 20, 1910	26	?		7	?
		José Pamplona	February 6, 1911	25	?		1	?
		Greer Skousen	September 24, 1916	19	?		5	?

Peru

The following players represented Peru:[16]

Head coach: Pedro Vera as playing coach

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament points
		Manuel Arce	December 25, 1909	26	?		2	?
		Rolando Bacigalupo	August 14, 1914	21	?		1	?
		Willy Dasso	January 10, 1917	19	?		2	?
		Antuco Flecha	April 14, 1912	24	?		1	?
		José Carlos Godoy	December 19, 1911	24	?		1	?
		Miguel Godoy	March 15, 1907	29	?		1	?
		Luis Jacob	August 1, 1912	24	?		2	?
		Cañón Oré	November 7, 1914	26	?		2	?
		Armando Rossi	April 20, 1915	21	?		2	?

Philippines

The Philippines had a squad of 12 players.[17][18]

Head coach: Dionisio Calvo

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament points
	C	Charles Borck	January 4, 1917	19	?	San Beda College	5	?
		Antonio Carillo			?		0	0
	G	Jacinto Ciria Cruz			?	University of Santo Tomas	5	?
		Franco Marquicias			?		3	?
	G/F	Primitivo Martínez	September 14, 1911	24	?	Ateneo de Manila	5	?
8		Jesus Marzan			?		4	?
		Amador Obordo			?		5	?
		Bibiano Ouano			?		3	?
		Miguel Pardo			?		0	0
3	F	Ambrosio Padilla (C)	December 7, 1910	25	?	Ateneo de Manila	4	?
		John Worrell			?		0	0
		Fortunato Yambao	October 16, 1912	23	?		1	?

Poland

The following players represented Poland:[19]

Head coach: Walenty Kłyszejko

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament points
		Zdzisław Filipkiewicz	June 21, 1916	20	?	Cracovia Kraków	5	?
		Florian Grzechowiak	June 7, 1914	22	?	KPW Poznań	5	?
		Zdzisław Kasprzak	December 16, 1910	25	?	AZS Poznań	4	?
		Jakub Kopf	March 13, 1915	21	?	Cracovia Kraków	2	?
		Ewaryst Łój	August 30, 1912	23	?	KPW Poznań	6	?
		Janusz Patrzykont	May 9, 1912	24	?	KPW Poznań	3	?
		Andrzej Pluciński	November 13, 1915	20	?	Cracovia Kraków	6	?
		Zenon Różycki	December 18, 1913	22	?	KPW Poznań	6	?
		Paweł Stok	March 22, 1913	23	?	Wisła Kraków	3	?
		Edward Szostak	September 12, 1911	24	?	Wisła Kraków	2	?

Switzerland

The following players represented Switzerland:[20]

Head coach:

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament points
		Fernand Bergmann	September 12, 1904	31	?		1	?
		Pierre Carlier	December 3, 1915	20	?		3	?
		René Karlen	April 18, 1907	29	?		3	?
		Georges Laederach	July 1, 1906	30	?		3	?
		Raymond Lambercy	February 12, 1909	25	?		3	?
		Jean Pollet	July 18, 1912	24	?		3	?
		Jean Pare	March 24, 1913	23	?		2	?
		Marcel Wuilleumier	July 22, 1909	27	?		3	?

Turkey

The following players represented Turkey:[21]

• Dionis Sakalak
• Jack Habib
• Hayri Arsebük
• Naili Moran
• Nihat Ertuğ
• Hazdayi Penso
• Sadri Usluoğlu
• Şeref Alemdar

United States

The following players represented the United States:[22]

Head coach: Jimmy Needles (Universal Pictures (CA))

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament points
		Sam Balter	October 15, 1909	26	?	Universal Pictures (UCLA)	2	17
		Ralph Bishop	October 1, 1915	22	?	University of Washington	3	4
		Joe Fortenberry	April 1, 1911	25	?	Globe Oilers (West Texas State)	2	29
		Tex Gibbons	October 7, 1907	28	?	Globe Oilers (Southwestern)	1	6
		Francis Johnson	August 5, 1910	25	?	Globe Oilers (West Texas State)	2	20
		Carl Knowles	February 24, 1910	26	?	Universal Pictures (UCLA)	2	6
		Frank Lubin (C)	January 7, 1910	26	?	Universal Pictures (UCLA)	2	22
		Art Mollner	December 20, 1912	23	?	Universal Pictures (L.A. J.C.)	2	6
		Donald Piper	March 5, 1911	25	?	Universal Pictures (UCLA)	2	4
		Jack Ragland	October 9, 1913	22	?	Globe Oilers (Wichita State)	2	7
		Willard Schmidt	February 14, 1910	26	?	Globe Oilers (Creighton)	1	8
		Carl Shy	September 13, 1908	27	?	Universal Pictures (UCLA)	3	10
		Duane Swanson	August 23, 1913	22	?	Universal Pictures (USC)	2	4
		Bill Wheatley	July 5, 1909	27	?	Globe Oilers (Kansas Wesleyan)	2	9

Uruguay

The following players represented Uruguay:[23]

• Alejandro González
• Carlos Gabín
• Gregorio Agós
• Humberto Bernasconi
• Leandro Gómez
• Prudencio de Pena
• Rodolfo Braselli
• Tabaré Quintans
• Víctor Latou

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External links

• Olympic Report
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.