Contents
- Medal summary
- Men
- Women
- Participating Nations
- Records broken
- Men's world records
- Women's world records
- References
- External links
| Athletics at the Games of the X Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| No. of events | 29 |
| Competitors | 386 from 34 nations |
| Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| Sprint hurdles (110m/80w) | men | women |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeple | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Decathlon | men | |
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. There was a total of 386 participants from 34 countries competing. [1]
The athletics events took place at Los Angeles Olympic Stadium, now the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
