Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed 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.
| Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Association |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 108 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lord Burghley |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Tommy Hampson | Athletics | Men's 800 m | 2 August |
| Gold | Tommy Green | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | 3 August |
| Gold | Lewis Clive, Hugh Edwards | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | 13 August |
| Gold | John Badcock, Jack Beresford, Hugh Edwards, Rowland George |
Rowing | Men's coxless four | 13 August |
 Silver | Jerry Cornes | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | 4 August |
| Silver | Tom Evenson | Athletics | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 2 August |
| Silver | David Burghley, Tommy Hampson, Godfrey Rampling, Crew Stoneley |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 2 August |
| Silver | Sam Ferris | Athletics | Men's marathon | 7 August |
| Silver | Ernest Chambers, Stanley Chambers | Cycling | Men's tandem | 3 August |
| Silver | Judy Guinness | Fencing | Women's foil | 4 August |
| Silver | George Colin Ratsey, Peter Jaffe | Sailing | Star class | 12 August |
 Bronze | Don Finlay | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | 3 August |
| Bronze | Nellie Halstead, Eileen Hiscock, Gwendoline Porter, Violet Webb |
Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | 7 August |
| Bronze | William Harvell, Charles Holland, Ernest Johnson, Frank Southall |
Cycling | Men's team pursuit | 2 August |
| Bronze | Valerie Davies | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | 11 August |
| Bronze | Joyce 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 - 6th
- Women's foil
- Judy Guinness - 2nd
- Peggy Butler - 10th
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
Art competitions
References
- "Great Britain at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
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