Men Sprint Track Cycling XI Olympic Games Berlin, Germany 1936 - 7th August - Gold Medal: Toni Merkens, Germany
Final
1. Toni Merkens
Germany
2. Arie van Vliet
Netherlands
3. Louis Chaillot
France
4. Benedetto Pola
Italy
5. Henri Collard
Belgium
5. Dunc Gray
Australia
5. Karl Magnussen
Denmark
5. Werner Wägelin
Switzerland
9. Imre Győrffy
Hungary
9. Haakon Sandtorp
Norway
9. Ted Clayton
South Africa
9. George Giles
New Zealand
9. Franz Dusika
Austria
9. Ray Hicks
Great Britain
9. Doug Peace
Canada
9. Al Sellinger
United States
9. Manuel Riquelme
Chile
9. Howard Wing
China
9. José Mazzini
Peru
9. Nedyu Rachev
Bulgaria
Venue: Olympic Cycling Stadium, Berlin.
22 cyclists from 11 nations.
6th and 7th August.
When van Vliet began to overtake Merkens in the first race of the final, Merkens swerved to the right and blatantly interfered with Van Vliet. No penalty was called, and a disconcerted van Vliet lost the second race. The Dutch team protested, but instead of being disqualified, Merkens was fined 100 marks instead.