Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Athletics
at the Games of the X Olympiad
General view of Los Angeles Olympic Stadium on the opening day of the Games of the Xth Olympiad, while contenders from all nations take the Olympic Athlete's Oath.jpg
No. of events29
Competitors386 from 34 nations
  1928
1936  

At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested. It was the first time the 50 kilometres race walk appeared in the athletic program at the Games. This was the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program and the first time that women competed in the javelin throw and 80m hurdles at the Olympics.A total of 386 participants from 34 countries took part in the competition. [1]

The athletics events took place at Los Angeles Olympic Stadium, now the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)1613635
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)34411
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2428
4Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)2013
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)2002
6Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)1359
7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)1124
8Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)1023
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)1001
10Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany  (GER)0235
11Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0101
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0101
13Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)0011
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)0011
Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines  (PHI)0011
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa  (RSA)0011
Totals (16 entries)29292987

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
details
Eddie Tolan
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
10.3 Ralph Metcalfe
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
10.3 Arthur Jonath
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
10.4
200 metres
details
Eddie Tolan
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
21.2 George Simpson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
21.4 Ralph Metcalfe
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
21.5
400 metres
details
Bill Carr
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
46.2 Ben Eastman
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
46.4 Alex Wilson
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
47.4
800 metres
details
Tommy Hampson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1:49.8 Alex Wilson
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
1:49.9 Phil Edwards
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
1:51.5
1500 metres
details
Luigi Beccali
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
3:51.2 Jerry Cornes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
3:52.6 Phil Edwards
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
3:52.8
5000 metres
details
Lauri Lehtinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
14:30.0 Ralph Hill
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
14:30.0 Lauri Virtanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
14:44.0
10,000 metres
details
Janusz Kusociński
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
30:11.4 Volmari Iso-Hollo
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
30:12.6 Lauri Virtanen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
30:35.0
110 metres hurdles
details
George Saling
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
14.6 Percy Beard
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
14.7 Donald Finlay
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
14.8
400 metres hurdles
details
Bob Tisdall
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
51.8 Glenn Hardin
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
51.9 Morgan Taylor
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
52.0
3000 metres steeplechase
details [2]
Volmari Iso-Hollo
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
10:33.4 Thomas Evenson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
10:46.0 Joe McCluskey
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
10:46.2
4 × 100 metres relay
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Bob Kiesel
Hector Dyer
Emmett Toppino
Frank Wykoff
40.0Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany  (GER)
Friedrich Hendrix
Erich Borchmeyer
Arthur Jonath
Helmut Körnig
40.9Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)
Giuseppe Castelli
Gabriele Salviati
Ruggero Maregatti
Edgardo Toetti
41.2
4 × 400 metres relay
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Ivan Fuqua
Ed Ablowich
Karl Warner
Bill Carr
3:08.2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Crew Stoneley
Tommy Hampson
David Burghley
Godfrey Rampling
3:11.2Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)
James Ball
Ray Lewis
Phil Edwards
Alex Wilson
3:12.8
Marathon
details
Juan Carlos Zabala
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2:31:36 Sam Ferris
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2:31:55 Armas Toivonen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
2:32:12
50 kilometres walk
details
Tommy Green
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
4:50:10 Jānis Daliņš
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
4:57:20 Ugo Frigerio
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
4:59:06
High jump
details
Duncan McNaughton
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
1.97 m Bob Van Osdel
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1.97 m Simeon Toribio
Flag of the Philippines (1919-1936).svg  Philippines
1.97 m
Pole vault
details
Bill Miller
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
4.315 m Shuhei Nishida
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
4.30 m George Jefferson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
4.20 m
Long jump
details
Ed Gordon
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
7.64 m Lambert Redd
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
7.60 m Chuhei Nambu
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
7.45 m
Triple jump
details
Chuhei Nambu
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
15.72 m Erik Svensson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
15.32 m Kenkichi Oshima
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
15.12 m
Shot put
details
Leo Sexton
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
16.00 m Harlow Rothert
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
15.67 m František Douda
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
15.61 m
Discus throw
details
John Anderson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
49.49 m Henri LaBorde
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
48.47 m Paul Winter
Flag of France.svg  France
47.85 m
Hammer throw
details
Pat O'Callaghan
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
53.92 m Ville Pörhölä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
52.27 m Peter Zaremba
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
50.33 m
Javelin throw
details
Matti Järvinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
72.71 m Matti Sippala
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
69.80 m Eino Penttilä
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
68.70 m
Decathlon
details
James Bausch
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
8462.23 Akilles Järvinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
8292.48 Wolrad Eberle
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
8030.80

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
details
Stanisława Walasiewicz
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Hilda Strike
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Wilhelmina von Bremen
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
80 metres hurdles
details
Babe Didrikson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Evelyne Hall
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Marjorie Clark
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa
4 × 100 metres relay
details
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
Mary Carew
Evelyn Furtsch
Annette Rogers
Wilhelmina von Bremen
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Mary Frizzel
Mildred Fizzell
Lillian Palmer
Hilda Strike
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Nellie Halstead
Eileen Hiscock
Gwendoline Porter
Violet Webb
High jump
details
Jean Shiley
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Babe Didrikson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Eva Dawes
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Discus throw
details
Lillian Copeland
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ruth Osburn
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Jadwiga Wajs
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
Javelin throw
details
Babe Didrikson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ellen Braumüller
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Tilly Fleischer
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany

Records broken

Of the 29 events competed new Olympic records were set in all but three: men's long jump, high jump and hammer throw. World records were set in 10 events.

Men's world records

EventDateRoundNameNationalityResult
400 metres 5 AugustFinal Bill Carr US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 46.2
800 metres 2 AugustFinal Tommy Hampson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1:49.8
4 × 100 metres relay 7 AugustFinal Bob Kiesel
Hector Dyer
Emmett Toppino
Frank Wykoff
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 40.0
4 × 400 metres relay 7 AugustFinal Ivan Fuqua
Ed Ablowich
Karl Warner
Bill Carr
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 3:08.2
Triple jump 4 AugustFinal Chuhei Nambu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 15.72 m
Decathlon 6 AugustFinal James Bausch US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 8462.235

Women's world records

EventDateRoundNameNationalityResult
100 metres 1 AugustHeats Stanisława Walasiewicz Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 11.9
80 metres hurdles 4 AugustFinal Babe Didrikson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 11.7
Evelyne Hall US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
4 × 100 metres relay 7 AugustFinal Mary Carew
Evelyn Furtsch
Annette Rogers
Wilhelmina von Bremen
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 47.0
Mary Frizzel
Mildred Fizzell
Lillian Palmer
Hilda Strike
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
High jump 7 AugustFinal Jean Shiley US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 1.65 m
Babe Didrikson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States

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  1. "Olympedia – Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics".
  2. The Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase event at the 1932 Summer Olympics was 3460 metres due to an error in lap counting – the runners did an extra lap of the track.