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    W. Andrew Robinson

    Malta at the
    1936 Summer Olympics
    IOC codeMLT
    NOCMalta Olympic Committee
    Websitewww.nocmalta.org
    in Berlin
    Competitors11 (men) in 2 sports
    Flag bearerGodfrey Craig[1]
    Medals
    Gold
    0
    Silver
    0
    Bronze
    0
    Total
    0
    Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

    Malta participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, held between 1 and 16 August 1936. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1928 Games.

    The Maltese team consisted of 11 athletes who competed in two sports. Godfrey Craig served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Malta had not won a Summer Olympics medal previously and did not win any medal in the current Games.

    Background

    The 1928 Summer Olympics marked Malta's first participation in the Olympic Games. The Malta Olympic Committee was formed in 1928 just before the Games. After the nation made its debut in the Summer Olympics at the 1928 edition, it missed the next edition in 1932. This edition of the Games in 1936 marked the nation's second appearance and return to the Summer Games.[2]

    The 1936 Summer Olympics was held in Berlin, Germany, between 1 and 16 August 1936.[3][4] The Maltese delegation consisted of 11 athletes.[5][6] Godfrey Craig served as the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.[7] Malta had not previously won an Olympic Games medal and did not win any medal in the current Games.[2]

    Competitors

    Malta sent a delegation of 11 athletes (all men) who competed in two events across two sports at the Games.[5][6]

    Sport Men Women Athletes
    Athletics 2 0 2
    Water polo 9 0 9
    Total 11 0 11

    Athletics

    Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

    The athletic competitions were held at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[8] For Malta, Alfred Bencini and Austin Cassar-Torreggiani took part in the men's 100 m competition.[5][6] Bencini was 19 years old and Cassar-Torreggiani was 21 years old with both of them competing in their first Summer Games.[9][10] In the event, Bencini finished fifth and last in the eighth heat and Cassar-Torreggiani recorded a similar finish in the twelfth heat. Thus, both of them failed to advance beyond the first round.[8][11]

    Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
    Time Rank[a] Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Alfred Bencini Men's 100 m NS 5 Did not advance
    Austin Cassar-Torreggiani NS 5
    1. ^ The ranks indicate the position of the athletes in the respective heats

    Water polo

    Main article: Water polo at the 1936 Summer Olympics

    Water polo competitions were held between 8 and 15 August at Schwimmstadion, Reichssportfeld, Berlin. There were 16 teams in the competition. The format consisted of a series of round-robin elimination pools, followed by round-robin semi-finals with the top teams from each group advancing to the gold medal match.[12] As a part of Group B in the initial round robin competitions, Malta lost all three matches to finish last and exit the competition.[5][8]

    Squad
     Malta (MLT)
    Summary
    Team Event Group Stage Semi final Final / BM
    Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Opposition
    Score     		Rank Opposition
    Score     		Rank Opposition
    Score     		Rank
    Malta Men's tournament  Great Britain (GBR)
    L 2–8     		 Hungary (HUN)
    L 0–12     		 Yugoslavia (YUG)
    L 0–7     		3 Did not qualify
    Legend
    • W = Win; L = Loss; D = Draw; Q – Qualified for the next phase
    Group stage
    Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Hungary United Kingdom Kingdom of Yugoslavia Malta
    1.  Hungary (HUN) 3 3 0 0 26 2 6 X 10:1 4:1 12:0
    2.  Great Britain (GBR) 3 2 0 1 13 15 4 1:10 X 4:3 8:2
    3.  Yugoslavia (YUG) 3 1 0 2 11 8 2 1:4 3:4 X 7:0
    4.  Malta (MLT) 3 0 0 3 2 27 0 0:12 2:8 0:7 X

    References

    1. ^ "Flagbearers for Malta". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
    2. ^ a b "Malta at the Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
    3. ^ "Berlin 1936". Olympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
    4. ^ "1936 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
    5. ^ a b c d "Malta at the 1936 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
    6. ^ a b c "Malta at 1936 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
    7. ^ "Flag bearers at the 1936 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
    8. ^ a b c "Athletics, 100m men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
    9. ^ "Alfred Bencini". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
    10. ^ "Austin Cassar-Torreggiani". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
    11. ^ "Men's 100m at 1936 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2001.
    12. ^ "Water polo, men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics

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