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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 3, 1932
Date Finished: August 3, 1932
Format: Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Luigi Beccali |
| Silver: | Jerry Cornes |
| Bronze: | Phil Edwards |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Cunningham | 22 | United States | USA | 3:55.8 | QU |
| 2 | Jerry Cornes | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:01.0 | QU |
| 3 | Martti Luomanen | 25 | Finland | FIN | 4:01.5 | QU |
| 4 | Phil Edwards | 24 | Canada | CAN | 4:03.5 | QU |
| 5 | Hermenegildo del Rosso | Argentina | ARG | 4:06.0 | ||
| 6 | Christian Markersen | 23 | Denmark | DEN | 4:06.5 | |
| 7 | Amilio Rodríguez | Mexico | MEX |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Lovelock | 22 | New Zealand | NZL | 3:58.0 | QU |
| 2 | Norwood Hallowell | 22 | United States | USA | 3:58.1 | QU |
| 3 | Eddie King | 20 | Canada | CAN | 3:58.6 | QU |
| 4 | Harri Larva | 25 | Finland | FIN | 3:58.8 | QU |
| 5 | Paul Martin | 30 | Switzerland | SUI | 3:59.1 | |
| 6 | Folke Skoog | 24 | Sweden | SWE | 3:59.6 | |
| 7 | Bill Barwick | 27 | Australia | AUS | 4:03.5 | |
| AC | Armando Bréa | 33 | Brazil | BRA | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luigi Beccali | 24 | Italy | ITA | 3:59.6 | QU |
| 2 | Eino Purje | 32 | Finland | FIN | 3:59.7 | QU |
| 3 | Eric Ny | 22 | Sweden | SWE | 3:59.9 | QU |
| 4 | Frank Crowley | 23 | United States | USA | 4:00.0 | QU |
| 5 | Les Wade | Canada | CAN | 4:00.5 | ||
| 6 | Pedro Ortíz | Mexico | MEX | 4:18.0 | ||
| AC | Nestor Gomes | Brazil | BRA | DNF | ||
| AC | Reg Thomas | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | DNF | |
| AC | Otto Peltzer | 32 | Germany | GER | DNF |