At the 1932 Summer Olympics

1932 Summer Olympics

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program and was the first time that the javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

 became a women's Olympic event. There was a total of 386 participants from 34 countries competing.

Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Nurmi

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 from Finland was suspended one week before the Games by the IAAF for accepting payments in excess of his expenses for an exhibition tour (ie for "professionalism").

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

Medal table

1		16	13	6	35
2		3	4	4	11
3		2	4	2	8
4		2	0	1	3
5		2	0	0	2
6		1	3	5	9
7		1	1	2	4
8		1	0	2	3
9		1	0	0	1
10		0	2	3	5
11		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
13		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1

Men's events

100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
4 × 100 metres relay	Bob Kiesel Hector Dyer Hector Dyer Hector Monroe Dyer was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.... Emmett Toppino Emmett Toppino Martin Emmett Toppino was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.... Frank Wykoff Frank Wykoff Frank Clifford Wyckoff was an American athlete, triple gold medal winner in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games....	Friedrich Hendrix Friedrich Hendrix Friedrich Hendrix was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer Erich Borchmeyer was a German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Borchmeyer was born in Münster. He competed for Germany in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 100 metres relay, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Helmut Körnig,... Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath Arthur Jonath was a German athlete. He won the bronze medal in the 100 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He set a European Record in the 100 metres... Helmut Körnig Helmut Körnig Helmut Körnig was a German athlete. He was born in Glogau and died in Dortmund.Körnig won the bronze medal in the 200 metres and the silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay Helmut Körnig (12 September 1905...	Giuseppe Castelli Giuseppe Castelli Giuseppe Castelli was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Ruggero Maregatti, Gabriele Salviati and Edgardo Toetti.... Gabriele Salviati Gabriele Salviati Gabriele Salviati was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti and Edgardo Toetti.... Ruggero Maregatti Ruggero Maregatti Ruggero Maregatti was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Gabriele Salviati and Edgardo Toetti.... Edgardo Toetti Edgardo Toetti Edgardo Toetti was an Italian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for an Italy in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Giuseppe Castelli, Ruggero Maregatti and Gabriele Salviati....
4 × 400 metres relay	Ivan Fuqua Ivan Fuqua Ivan William Fuqua was an American athlete, a gold medal winner in the 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Fuqua was born in Decatur, Illinois, and graduated from Brazil High School in Brazil, Indiana, where he set multiple track and field school records... Edgar Ablowich Edgar Ablowich Edgar Allen Ablowich was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.Born in Greenville, Texas, Ablowich attended the University of Southern California... Karl Warner Karl Warner Karl DeWitt Warner was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics.... Bill Carr Bill Carr William Arthur Carr was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932.Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Carr studied at Mercersburg Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was coached by 1904 Olympian Lawson Robertson...	Crew Stoneley Crew Stoneley Brigadier Crew Hadlett Stoneley OBE was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.... Tommy Hampson David Burghley Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Lionel Rampling was an English athlete and army officer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics...	James Ball Ray Lewis Ray Lewis (runner) Competitor for CanadaRaymond "Ray" Gray Lewis, CM was a Canadian track and field athlete, and the first Canadian-born black Olympic medalist.... Phil Edwards Alex Wilson
Marathon
50 kilometres walk
Long jump
Triple jump
High jump
Pole vault
Shot put
Discus throw
Javelin throw
Hammer throw
Decathlon

Women's events

100 metres
80 metres hurdles
4 × 100 metres relay	Mary Carew Mary Carew Mary Louise Carew Armstrong was an American athlete who competed in the sprints. She was born in Medford, Massachusetts.... Evelyn Furtsch Evelyn Furtsch Evelyn Furtsch is a former American athlete.Furtsch was awarded a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Mary Carew, Annette Rogers and Wilhelmina von Bremen at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.... Annette Rogers Annette Rogers Annette Rogers Kelly was an American sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and graduated from the Northwestern University.... Wilhelmina von Bremen Wilhelmina von Bremen Wilhelmina von Bremen was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 meters.She competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA in the 100 meters where she finished third, she then joined with teammates Mary Carew, Evelyn Furtsch and Annette Rogers to...	Mary Frizzel Mary Frizzel Competitor for CanadaMary Frizzell was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.She was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia and died in North Vancouver, British Columbia.... Mildred Fizzell Lillian Palmer Hilda Strike Hilda Strike Competitor for CanadaHilda H. Strike was a Canadian track athlete and Olympic medalist. She was born in Montreal and died in Ottawa....	Nellie Halstead Nellie Halstead Nellie Halstead was an English former athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics... Eileen Hiscock Eileen Hiscock Eileen May Hiscock, née Tumble, later Wilson, was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics... Gwendoline Porter Gwendoline Porter Gwendoline Alice Porter was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, USA in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Eileen Hiscock, Violet Webb and Nellie Halstead.... Violet Webb Violet Webb Violet Blanche Webb was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
High jump
Discus throw
Javelin throw