Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Winners advanced to the second round, while losers competed in the first consolation round for another chance to move on.

Estonia  v  France

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Estonia	34–29	France	Berlin, Germany
	Scoring by half: 16–17, 18–12

Turkey  v  Chile

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Turkey	16–30	Chile	Berlin, Germany
	Scoring by half: 5–15, 11–15

Switzerland   v  Germany

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Switzerland	25–18	Germany	Berlin, Germany
	Scoring by half: 8–10, 17–8

Poland  v  Italy

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Poland	28–44	Italy	Berlin, Germany
	Scoring by half: 12–25, 16–19

Peru  v  Egypt

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Peru	35–22	Egypt	Berlin, Germany
	'Scoring by half: '17–6, 18–16

Latvia  v  Uruguay

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Latvia	20–17	Uruguay	Berlin, Germany
	Scoring by half: 11–11, 9–6

Canada  v  Brazil

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Canada	24–17	Brazil	Berlin, Germany
	'Scoring by half: '14–7, 10–10

Japan  v  Republic of China

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Japan	35–19	Republic of China	Berlin, Germany
	'Scoring by half: '15–10, 20–9

Belgium  v  Mexico

7 August 1936 (1936-08-07)	Belgium	9–32	Mexico	Berlin, Germany
	Scoring by half: 2–21, 7–11

Byes: Philippines, United States  (drawn against Spain, who withdrew) and  Czechoslovakia (drawn against Hungary, who withdrew).

Winners returned to the main competition for the second round, while losers were eliminated.

• Uruguay 17–10 Belgium
• China 45–38 France
• Egypt 33–23 Turkey

Byes: Brazil, Germany and Poland

Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second consolation round for another chance to move on.

• Philippines 32–30 Mexico
• Japan 43–31 Poland
• Uruguay 36–23 Egypt
• Peru 29–21 China
• United States 52–28 Estonia
• Italy 58–16 Germany
• Switzerland 25–12 Czechoslovakia
• Chile 23–18 Brazil
• Canada 34–23 Latvia

• Poland def. Latvia, 28–23
• Brazil def. China, 32–14
• Mexico def. Egypt, 32–10
• Czechoslovakia def. Germany, 20–9

Bye: Estonia

The third round was the first to cause automatic elimination for losers, with no consolation round. Winners advanced to the quarterfinals.

Philippines	39–22	Estonia
Scoring by half: 21–4, 18–18

Berlin, Germany

Chile	19–27	Italy
Scoring by half: 12–16, 7–11

Berlin, Germany

Mexico	28–22	Japan
Scoring by half: 12–8, 16–14

Berlin, Germany

Switzerland	9–27	Canada
Scoring by half: 1–13, 8–14

Berlin, Germany

Uruguay	28–19	Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 14–8, 14–11

Berlin, Germany

Brazil	25–33	Poland
Scoring by half: 10–17, 15–16

Berlin, Germany

Byes: United States and Peru

Winners of the quarterfinals advanced to the medals round, with losers playing in classification matches.

• United States 56–23 Philippines
• Mexico 24–17 Italy
• Canada 41–21 Uruguay

Bye: Poland (Peru abandoned the Olympic Games to protest the actions of the German authorities in the football tournament).

• Philippines 32–14 Italy

Bye: Uruguay (Peru abandoned competition - see above).

• Philippines 33–23 Uruguay

August 14 18:00

United States	19–8	Canada
Scoring by half: 15–4, 4–4
Pts: Fortenberry 7

Berlin, Germany Attendance: 900+

The final was played in driving rain, turning the court into a quagmire such that it was impossible to dribble, while the conditions kept scoring to a minimum: highest scorer in the game was Joe Fortenberry of the United States, with seven points. In addition, almost all of the nearly 1,000 in attendance had to stand in the rain throughout the final as there were virtually no seats for spectators.