Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
| Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the X Olympiad | |||||||
| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
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| Dates | August 3 and August 4 | ||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 14 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| 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 | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 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 | |||
The men's 1500 metres middle distance event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 3 and August 4 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Results
Heats
Three heats were held; the fastest four runners from each heat advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Cunningham |  United States | 3:55.8 | |
| 2 | Jerry Cornes |  Great Britain | 4:01.0 | |
| 3 | Martti Luomanen |  Finland | 4:01.5 | |
| 4 | Phil Edwards |  Canada | 4:03.5 | |
| 5 | Hermenegildo del Rosso |  Argentina | 4:06.0 | |
| 6 | Christian Markersen |  Denmark | 4:06.5 | |
| 7 | Amilio Rodríguez | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico | ||
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Lovelock |  New Zealand | 3:58.0 | |
| 2 | Norwood Hallowell | United States | 3:58.1 | |
| 3 | Eddie King | Canada | 3:58.6 | |
| 4 | Harri Larva | Finland | 3:58.8 | |
| 5 | Paul Martin |  Switzerland | 3:59.1 | |
| 6 | Folke Skoog |  Sweden | 3:59.6 | |
| 7 | Bill Barwick |  Australia | 4:03.5 | |
| - | Armando Brea | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil | DNF | |
Heat Three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Beccali | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy | 3:59.6 | |
| 2 | Eino Purje | Finland | 3:59.7 | |
| 3 | Eric Ny | Sweden | 3:59.9 | |
| 4 | Frank Crowley | United States | 4:00.0 | |
| 5 | Les Wade | Canada | 4:00.5 | |
| 6 | Pedro Ortíz | Mexico | 4:18.0 | |
| - | Nestor Gomes | Brazil | DNF | |
| - | Reg Thomas | Great Britain | DNF | |
| - | Otto Peltzer | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany | DNF | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Luigi Beccali | Italy | 3:51.2 | OR |
 | Jerry Cornes | Great Britain | 3:52.6 | |
 | Phil Edwards | Canada | 3:52.8 | |
| 4 | Glenn Cunningham | United States | 3:53.4 | |
| 5 | Eric Ny | Sweden | 3:54.6 | |
| 6 | Norwood Hallowell | United States | 3:55.0 | |
| 7 | Jack Lovelock | New Zealand | 3:57.8 | |
| 8 | Frank Crowley | United States | 3:58.1 | |
| 9 | Martti Luomanen | Finland | 3:58.4 | |
| 10 | Harri Larva | Finland | 3:58.4 | |
| - | Eino Purje | Finland | DNF | |
Key: OR = Olympic record; DNF = did not finish
References
- 1932 Summer Olympics results: Men's 1500 metres, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; Retrieved 2010-07-24
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