Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the X Olympiad | |||||||
| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||||||
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| Dates | August 1 and August 2 | ||||||
| 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 800 metres middle distance event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 1 and August 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Results
Heats
Three heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Genung |  United States | 1:54.8 | |
| 2 | Phil Edwards |  Canada | 1:55.1 | |
| 3 | Jack Powell |  Great Britain | 1:55.6 | |
| 4 | Cyril Evans |  New Zealand | 1:56.6 | |
| 5 | Paul Martin |  Switzerland | 1:58.4 | |
| 6 | Nestor Gomes | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil | 2:00.5 | |
| - | Jean Keller |  France | DNF | |
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chuck Hornbostel | United States | 1:52.4 | |
| 2 | Alex Wilson | Canada | 1:52.5 | |
| 3 | Otto Peltzer | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany | 1:53.6 | |
| 4 | Hjalle Johannesen |  Norway | 1:54.3 | |
| 5 | Hermenegildo del Rosso |  Argentina | 1:54.9 | |
| 6 | René Morel | France | 1:55.2 | |
| 7 | José Lucílo Iturbe | .svg.png){kind=small} Mexico | 1:55.6 | |
Heat Three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Hampson | Great Britain | 1:53.0 | |
| 2 | Séra Martin | France | 1:53.2 | |
| 3 | Edwin Turner | United States | 1:54.0 | |
| 4 | Eddie King | Canada | 1:54.4 | |
| 5 | Max Danz | Germany | 1:58.9 | |
| 6 | Domingos Puglisi | Brazil | 1:59.4 | |
| - | Miguel Vasconcelos | Mexico | 2:00.0 | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tommy Hampson | Great Britain | 1:49.7 | WR |
 | Alex Wilson | Canada | 1:49.9 | |
 | Phil Edwards | Canada | 1:51.5 | |
| 4 | Eddie Genung | United States | 1:51.7 | |
| 5 | Edwin Turner | United States | 1:52.5 | |
| 6 | Chuck Hornbostel | United States | 1:52.7 | |
| 7 | Jack Powell | Great Britain | 1:53.0 | |
| 8 | Séra Martin | France | 1:53.6 | |
| 9 | Otto Peltzer | Germany | 1:55.0 |
Key: WR = world record; DNF = did not finish
References
- 1932 Summer Olympics results: Men's 800 metres, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; Retrieved 2010-07-15
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