| Event: | Men's singles |
| Games: | 1936 Winter |
| Dates: | 9–14 February |
| Venue: | Olympia-Kunsteisstadion |
| Competitors: | 25 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Gold: | Karl Schäfer |
| Goldnoc: | AUT |
| Silver: | Ernst Baier |
| Silvernoc: | GER |
| Bronze: | Felix Kaspar |
| Bronzenoc: | AUT |
| Prev: | 1932 |
| Next: | 1948 |
The men's individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and at all three Winter Games from 1924 onward. The competition was held from Sunday, 9 February to Friday, 14 February 1936. Twenty-five figure skaters from twelve nations competed.[1]
Karl Schäfer successfully defended his 1932 title.
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Total points | Places | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 1 | 1 | 422.7 | 7 | ||
| align=center | 2 | 3 | 4 | 400.8 | 24 | ||
| align=center | 3 | 5 | 2 | 400.1 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 394.5 | 30 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 394.1 | 34 | |||
| 6 | 8 | 3 | 387.7 | 42 | |||
| 7 | 6 | 9 | 380.7 | 54 | |||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 379.0 | 56 | |||
| 9 | 7 | 11 | 374.8 | 60 | |||
| 10 | 11 | 10 | 364.2 | 77 | |||
| 11 | 16 | 7 | 364.2 | 80 | |||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | 363.0 | 80 | |||
| 13 | 12 | 17 | 352.9 | 95 | |||
| 14 | 14 | 15 | 354.8 | 96 | |||
| 15 | 17 | 16 | 347.4 | 108 | |||
| 16 | 10 | 20 | 348.7 | 110 | |||
| 17 | 15 | 21 | 343.6 | 119 | |||
| 18 | 19 | 12 | 343.5 | 119 | |||
| 19 | 21 | 14 | 337.8 | 128 | |||
| 20 | 20 | 19 | 325.4 | 139 | |||
| 21 | 23 | 18 | 325.4 | 147 | |||
| 22 | 18 | 23 | 325.1 | 148 | |||
| 23 | 24 | 22 | 314.6 | 162 | |||
| 24 | 22 | 24 | 305.0 | 161 | |||
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 222.6 | 175 |
Referee:
Judges:
Charles M. Rotch
W. Ros Sharpe
Walter Jakobsson
John Z. Machado (CF only)
Rudolf Kaler
László von Orbán