At the 1936 Winter Olympics, one individual ski jumping event was contested.

In the second run Shinji Tatsuta reached 77 metres but was not able to stand his jump.

Four jumpers fell Goro Adachi in the second run after a very attractive performance in the first heat.

The three judges, G. Schmidt (Germany), J. Asp (Norway), and R. Straumann (Switzerland), decided that Birger Ruud presented the most sophisticated style.

A total of 48 ski jumpers from 14 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games: