Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
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The men's 800 metres
middle distance event at the 1932 Summer Olympics
took place on August 1 and August 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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Heat one
Heat Two
Heat Three
Key: WR = world record; DNF = did not finish
800 metres
The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...
middle distance event 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...
took place on August 1 and August 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...
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Heats
Three heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the final round.Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Genung | 1:54.8 | ||
| 2 | Phil Edwards | 1:55.1 | ||
| 3 | Jack Powell | 1:55.6 | ||
| 4 | Cyril Evans | 1:56.6 | ||
| 5 | Paul Martin Paul Martin (athlete) Paul Martin was a Swiss athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. He was the first Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics, which he did from 1920 to 1936.... |
1:58.4 | ||
| 6 | Nestor Gomes | 2:00.5 | ||
| - | Jean Keller | DNF | ||
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Hornbostel | 1:52.4 | ||
| 2 | Alex Wilson | 1:52.5 | ||
| 3 | Otto Peltzer Otto Peltzer Otto Paul Eberhard Peltzer was a German middle distance runner who set world records in the 1920s. Over the 800 m Peltzer improved Ted Meredith's long-standing record by 0.3 seconds to 1:51.6 min in London in July 1926... |
1:53.6 | ||
| 4 | Hjalle Johannesen | 1:54.3 | ||
| 5 | Hermenegildo del Rosso | 1:54.9 | ||
| 6 | René Morel | 1:55.2 | ||
| 7 | José Lucílo Iturbe | 1:55.6 | ||
Heat Three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Hampson | 1:53.0 | ||
| 2 | Séra Martin | 1:53.2 | ||
| 3 | Edwin Turner | 1:54.0 | ||
| 4 | Eddie King | 1:54.4 | ||
| 5 | Max Danz | 1:58.9 | ||
| 6 | Domingos Puglisi | 1:59.4 | ||
| - | Miguel Vasconcelos | 2:00.0 | ||
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Hampson | 1:49.7 | WR | ||
| Alex Wilson | 1:49.9 | |||
| Phil Edwards | 1:51.5 | |||
| 4 | Eddie Genung | 1:51.7 | ||
| 5 | Edwin Turner | 1:52.5 | ||
| 6 | Chuck Hornbostel | 1:52.7 | ||
| 7 | Jack Powell | 1:53.0 | ||
| 8 | Séra Martin | 1:53.6 | ||
| 9 | Otto Peltzer Otto Peltzer Otto Paul Eberhard Peltzer was a German middle distance runner who set world records in the 1920s. Over the 800 m Peltzer improved Ted Meredith's long-standing record by 0.3 seconds to 1:51.6 min in London in July 1926... |
1:55.0 |
Key: WR = world record; DNF = did not finish