The Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase event at the 1932 Summer Olympics was 3460 metres due to an error in lap counting – the runners did an extra lap of the track.[1][2]
| Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the Games of the X Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | August 1 and August 2 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results edit
Round One edit
The fastest five athletes in each of the two heats advanced to the Final Round.
Heat One
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Evenson |  Great Britain |
9:18.8 | OR, Q |
| 2 | Walter Pritchard |  United States |
9:19.2 | Q |
| 3 | Verner Toivonen |  Finland |
9:41.0 | Q |
| 4 | Giuseppe Lippi |  Italy |
9:42.0 | Q |
| 5 | Nello Bartolini | Italy |
9:49.0 | Q |
| 6 | Roger Vigneron |  France |
9:57.0 | |
| - | Luis Oliva |  Argentina |
DNF |
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volmari Iso-Hollo | Finland |
9:14.6 | OR, Q |
| 2 | Joe McCluskey | United States |
9:14.8 | Q |
| 3 | Glen Dawson | United States |
9:15.0 | Q |
| 4 | George Bailey | Great Britain |
9:16.0 | Q |
| 5 | Martti Matilainen | Finland |
9:43.0 | Q |
| 6 | Alfredo Furia | Italy |
10:11.0 | |
| - | Harold Gallop |  Canada |
DNF | |
| - | Sonny Murphy |  Ireland |
DNF |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Volmari Iso-Hollo | Finland |
10:33.4 | |
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Tom Evenson | Great Britain |
10:46.0 | |
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Joe McCluskey | United States |
10:46.2 | |
| 4 | Martti Matilainen | Finland |
10:52.4 | |
| 5 | George Bailey | Great Britain |
10:53.2 | |
| 6 | Glen Dawson | United States |
10:58.0 | |
| 7 | Giuseppe Lippi | Italy |
11:04.0 | |
| 8 | Walter Pritchard | United States |
11:04.5 | |
| 9 | Verner Toivonen | Finland |
11:10.2 | |
| 10 | Nello Bartolini | Italy |
11:29.0 |
References edit
- ^ Lynch, Steven. "What was unusual about the 3000-metre steeplechase final at the 1932 Olympics?". www.espn.co.uk. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.