Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympic Games
Flag of the United Kingdom IOC code  GBR NOC British Olympic Association
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	108 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Lord Burghley
Medals Rank: 8	Gold 4	Silver 7	Bronze 5	Total 16
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Intercalated Games
1906

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 108 competitors, 90 men and 18 women, took part in 50 events in 10 sports.^[1] British athletes won four gold medals (up from three in 1928), and sixteen medals overall, finishing eighth.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Hampson, TommyTommy Hampson	Athletics	Men's 800 m	2 August
Gold	Green, TommyTommy Green	Athletics	Men's 50 km walk	3 August
Gold	Clive, LewisLewis Clive, Hugh Edwards	Rowing	Men's coxless pair	13 August
Gold	Badcock, JohnJohn Badcock, Jack Beresford, Hugh Edwards, Rowland George	Rowing	Men's coxless four	13 August
Silver	Cornes, JerryJerry Cornes	Athletics	Men's 1500 m	4 August
Silver	Evenson, TomTom Evenson	Athletics	Men's 3000 m steeplechase	2 August
Silver	Burghley, DavidDavid Burghley, Tommy Hampson, Godfrey Rampling, Crew Stoneley	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 m relay	2 August
Silver	Ferris, SamSam Ferris	Athletics	Men's marathon	7 August
Silver	Chambers, ErnestErnest Chambers, Stanley Chambers	Cycling	Men's tandem	3 August
Silver	Guinness, JudyJudy Guinness	Fencing	Women's foil	4 August
Silver	Colin Ratsey, GeorgeGeorge Colin Ratsey, Peter Jaffe	Sailing	Star class	12 August
Bronze	Finlay, DonDon Finlay	Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles	3 August
Bronze	Halstead, NellieNellie Halstead, Eileen Hiscock, Gwendoline Porter, Violet Webb	Athletics	Women's 4 × 100 m relay	7 August
Bronze	Harvell, WilliamWilliam Harvell, Charles Holland, Ernest Johnson, Frank Southall	Cycling	Men's team pursuit	2 August
Bronze	Davies, ValerieValerie Davies	Swimming	Women's 100 m backstroke	11 August
Bronze	Cooper, JoyceJoyce Cooper, Valerie Davies, Edna Hughes, Helen Varcoe	Swimming	Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay	12 August

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Seven cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1932.

Individual road race

• Frank Southall
• Charles Holland
• Stanley Butler
• William Harvell

Team road race

• Frank Southall
• Charles Holland
• Stanley Butler

Sprint

• Ernest Chambers

Time trial

• William Harvell

Tandem

• Ernest Chambers
• Stanley Chambers

Team pursuit

• Ernest Johnson
• William Harvell
• Frank Southall
• Charles Holland

Fencing

Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Great Britain in 1932.

Men's foil

• John Emrys Lloyd

Women's foil

• Judy Guinness
• Peggy Butler

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1932.

• Percy Legard
• Vernon Barlow
• Jeffrey MacDougall

Rowing

• Single scull - Dick Southwood - Fourth
• Coxless pair - Lewis Clive, Hugh Edwards - Gold
• Coxless four - John Badcock, Jack Beresford, Hugh Edwards, and Rowland George - Gold
• Eight - Tom Askwith, D Haig-Thomas, C J S Sergel, D H E McCowen, K M Payne, H R N Rickett, W A T Sambell, L Luxton, J M Ranking - Fourth

Sailing

Swimming

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

1. "Great Britain at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-03.