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United States Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games

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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Date Started: July 31, 1932
Date Finished: August 7, 1932

Events for United States: 29
Participants for United States: 82 (67 men and 15 women)
Youngest Participant for United States: Rolland Romero (17 years, 349 days)
Oldest Participant for United States: Jimmy Henigan (40 years, 104 days)
Most Medals for United States (Athlete): Babe Didrikson (3 medals)

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Men's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Eddie Tolan 23 Men's 100 metres 1 Gold
Ralph Metcalfe 22 Men's 100 metres 2 Silver
George Simpson 23 Men's 100 metres 4

Men's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Eddie Tolan 23 Men's 200 metres 1 Gold
George Simpson 23 Men's 200 metres 2 Silver
Ralph Metcalfe 22 Men's 200 metres 3 Bronze

Men's 400 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Bill Carr 22 Men's 400 metres 1 Gold
Ben Eastman 21 Men's 400 metres 2 Silver
James Gordon 23 Men's 400 metres 5

Men's 800 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Eddie Genung 24 Men's 800 metres 4
Ned Turner 19 Men's 800 metres 5
Chuck Hornbostel 20 Men's 800 metres 6

Men's 1,500 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Glenn Cunningham 22 Men's 1,500 metres 4
Norwood Hallowell 22 Men's 1,500 metres 6
Frank Crowley 23 Men's 1,500 metres 8

Men's 5,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ralph Hill 23 Men's 5,000 metres 2 Silver
Dan Dean 23 Men's 5,000 metres 8
Paul Rekers 23 Men's 5,000 metres AC

Men's 10,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Eino Pentti 25 Men's 10,000 metres AC
Tom Ottey 22 Men's 10,000 metres AC
Lou Gregory 30 Men's 10,000 metres AC

Men's Marathon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Whitey Michelsen 38 Men's Marathon 7
Hans Oldag 31 Men's Marathon 11
Jimmy Henigan 40 Men's Marathon AC

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
George Saling 23 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 1 Gold
Percy Beard 24 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 2 Silver
Jack Keller 20 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 4

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Glenn Hardin 22 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 2 Silver
Morgan Taylor 29 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 3 Bronze
Joe Healey 22 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 4 h2 r2/3

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Joe McCluskey 21 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 3 Bronze
Glen Dawson 25 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 6
Walter Pritchard 22 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 8

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Bob Kiesel 20 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold
Emmett Toppino 23 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold
Hec Dyer 22 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold
Frank Wykoff 22 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ivan Fuqua 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 1 Gold
Ed Ablowich 19 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 1 Gold
Karl Warner 24 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 1 Gold
Bill Carr 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 1 Gold

Men's 50 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ernie Crosbie 22 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 8
Bill Chisholm 23 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 9
Harry Hinkel 28 Men's 50 kilometres Walk AC

Men's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Bob Van Osdel 22 Men's High Jump 2 Silver
Corny Johnson 18 Men's High Jump 4
George Spitz 20 Men's High Jump 9T

Men's Pole Vault

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Bill Miller 19 Men's Pole Vault 1 Gold
George Jefferson 22 Men's Pole Vault 3 Bronze
Bill Graber 21 Men's Pole Vault 4

Men's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ed Gordon 24 Men's Long Jump 1 Gold
Lambert Redd 24 Men's Long Jump 2 Silver
Dick Barber 22 Men's Long Jump 5

Men's Triple Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Sol Furth 25 Men's Triple Jump 6
Sid Bowman 25 Men's Triple Jump 7
Rolland Romero 17 Men's Triple Jump 8

Men's Shot Put

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Leo Sexton 22 Men's Shot Put 1 Gold
Harlow Rothert 24 Men's Shot Put 2 Silver
Nelson Gray 21 Men's Shot Put 5

Men's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
John Anderson 25 Men's Discus Throw 1 Gold
Henri LaBorde 22 Men's Discus Throw 2 Silver
Paul Jessup 23 Men's Discus Throw 8

Men's Hammer Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Pete Zaremba 23 Men's Hammer Throw 3 Bronze
Grant McDougall 21 Men's Hammer Throw 5
Frank Connor 23 Men's Hammer Throw AC

Men's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Lee Bartlett 25 Men's Javelin Throw 5
Ken Churchill 21 Men's Javelin Throw 6
Malcolm Metcalf 21 Men's Javelin Throw 7

Men's Decathlon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Jim Bausch 26 Men's Decathlon 1 Gold
Buster Charles 24 Men's Decathlon 4
Clyde Coffman 21 Men's Decathlon 7

Women's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Billie von Bremen 22 Women's 100 metres 3 Bronze
Elizabeth Wilde 18 Women's 100 metres 6
Ethel Harrington 25 Women's 100 metres 5 h3 r1/3

Women's 80 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Babe Didrikson 21 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 1 Gold
Evelyne Hall 22 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 2 Silver
Simone Schaller 19 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 4

Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Mary Carew 18 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold
Evelyn Furtsch 18 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold
Annette Rogers 18 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold
Billie von Bremen 22 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold

Women's High Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Jean Shiley 20 Women's High Jump 1 Gold
Babe Didrikson 21 Women's High Jump 2 Silver
Annette Rogers 18 Women's High Jump 6

Women's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Lillian Copeland 27 Women's Discus Throw 1 Gold
Ruth Osburn 20 Women's Discus Throw 2 Silver
Margaret Jenkins 29 Women's Discus Throw 9

Women's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Babe Didrikson 21 Women's Javelin Throw 1 Gold
Nan Gindele 21 Women's Javelin Throw 5
Gloria Russell 20 Women's Javelin Throw 6

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