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Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games:

Men's 800 metres Round One

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Events:
Phases:

Host City: Los Angeles, United States
Venue(s): Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Date Started: August 1, 1932
Date Finished: August 1, 1932
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Gold: GBR Tommy Hampson
Silver: CAN Alex Wilson
Bronze: CAN Phil Edwards

Round One Heat One

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A)
1 Eddie Genung 24 United States USA 1:54.8 1:54.73 QU
2 Phil Edwards 24 Canada CAN 1:55.1 QU
3 Jack Powell 21 Great Britain GBR 1:55.6 QU
4 Cyril Evans 22 New Zealand NZL 1:56.6
5 Paul Martin 30 Switzerland SUI 1:58.4
6 Nestor Gomes Brazil BRA 2:00.5
AC Jean Keller 27 France FRA DNF

Round One Heat Two

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H)
1 Chuck Hornbostel 20 United States USA 1:52.4 QU
2 Alex Wilson 26 Canada CAN 1:52.5 QU
3 Otto Peltzer 32 Germany GER 1:53.6 QU
4 Hjalle Johannesen 25 Norway NOR 1:54.3
5 Hermenegildo del Rosso Argentina ARG 1:54.9
6 René Morel 20 France FRA 1:55.2
7 José Lucílo Iturbe Mexico MEX 1:55.6

Round One Heat Three

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H)
1 Tommy Hampson 24 Great Britain GBR 1:53.0 QU
2 Séra Martin 26 France FRA 1:53.2 QU
3 Ned Turner 19 United States USA 1:54.0 QU
4 Eddie King 20 Canada CAN 1:54.4
5 Max Danz 23 Germany GER 1:58.9
6 Domingos Puglisi 20 Brazil BRA 1:59.4
7 Miguel Vasconcelos 22 Mexico MEX 2:00.0