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Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games:
Men's 400 metres
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Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 4, 1932
Date Finished: August 5, 1932
| Gold: |  Bill Carr |
| Silver: | Ben Eastman |
| Bronze: |  Alex Wilson |
Summary
Early in 1932, Ben Eastman had broken the world record for 400 metres and 440 yards with 46.4. But he was defeated at both the Olympic Trials and the IC4A Championships by Bill Carr. The two won the semi-finals with Carr posting 47.2 and Eastman 47.6. In the final, Eastman led thru the first 300 metres, but he was caught by Carr with 80 metres to go, who held on for a two-metre victory in the world record time of 46.2.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Carr | 22 | United States | USA | Gold | WR |
| 2 | Ben Eastman | 21 | United States | USA | Silver | |
| 3 | Alex Wilson | 26 | Canada | CAN | Bronze | |
| 4 | Willie Walters | 24 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 5 | James Gordon | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | George Golding | 26 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 4 h1 r3/4 | Godfrey Rampling | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h2 r3/4 | Börje Strandvall | 23 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | Felix Rinner | 21 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Crew Stoneley | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | Jochen Büchner | 27 | Germany | GER | ||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Jimmy Ball | 29 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Domingos Puglisi | 20 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | Hjalle Johannesen | 25 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Ray Lewis | 21 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | Iwao Masuda | 17 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | Seikan Oki | 25 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | Adolf Metzner | 22 | Germany | GER | ||
| 4 h1 r1/4 | Kell Areskoug | 25 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h2 r1/4 | Carlos de Anda | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 4 h3 r1/4 | Sten Pettersson | 29 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h4 r1/4 | Walter Nehb | 23 | Germany | GER | ||
| 4 h5 r1/4 | Stuart Black | 24 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | Ricardo Arguello | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 5 h4 r1/4 | Khristos Mantikas | Greece | GRE | |||
| 5 h5 r1/4 | Seiken Cho | 22 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | Manuel Álvarez | Mexico | MEX |
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