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]
| Athletics at the Games of the X Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| No. of events | 29 |
| Competitors | 386 from 34 nations |
The athletics events took place at Los Angeles Olympic Stadium, now the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Medal summary
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 16 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Men
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Women
edit| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
Stanisława Walasiewicz Poland
|
Hilda Strike Canada
|
Wilhelmina von Bremen United States
|
| 80 metres hurdles |
Babe Didrikson United States
|
Evelyne Hall United States
|
Marjorie Clark South Africa
|
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
United States (USA) Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch Annette Rogers Wilhelmina von Bremen |
Canada (CAN) Mary Frizzel Mildred Fizzell Lillian Palmer Hilda Strike |
Great Britain (GBR) Nellie Halstead Eileen Hiscock Gwendoline Porter Violet Webb |
| High jump |
Jean Shiley United States
|
Babe Didrikson United States
|
Eva Dawes Canada
|
| Discus throw |
Lillian Copeland United States
|
Ruth Osburn United States
|
Jadwiga Wajs Poland
|
| Javelin throw |
Babe Didrikson United States
|
Ellen Braumüller Germany
|
Tilly Fleischer Germany
|
Records broken
editOf 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
edit| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 metres | 5 August | Final | Bill Carr | United States |
46.2 |
| 800 metres | 2 August | Final | Tommy Hampson | Great Britain |
1:49.8 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 7 August | Final | Bob Kiesel Hector Dyer Emmett Toppino Frank Wykoff |
United States |
40.0 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 7 August | Final | Ivan Fuqua Ed Ablowich Karl Warner Bill Carr |
United States |
3:08.2 |
| Triple jump | 4 August | Final | Chuhei Nambu | Japan |
15.72 m |
| Decathlon | 6 August | Final | James Bausch | United States |
8462.235 |
Women's world records
edit| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 1 August | Heats | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland |
11.9 |
| 80 metres hurdles | 4 August | Final | Babe Didrikson | United States |
11.7 |
| Evelyne Hall | United States
| ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 7 August | Final | Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch Annette Rogers Wilhelmina von Bremen |
United States |
47.0 |
| Mary Frizzel Mildred Fizzell Lillian Palmer Hilda Strike |
Canada
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| High jump | 7 August | Final | Jean Shiley | United States |
1.65 m |
| Babe Didrikson | United States
|
References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics".
- ^ 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.