men’s 100 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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The men’s 100 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics was the premier sprint event of the Los Angeles Games, featuring the world’s fastest male sprinters competing for the title of Olympic champion over 100 metres.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athletics event
sprint running event
bronzeMedalist Arthur Jonath NERFINISHED
bronzeMedalistCountry Germany NERFINISHED
competitionFormat multiple-round elimination
discipline 100 metres
distance 100 metres
endDate 1932-08-01
eventType individual sprint
finalHeldOn 1932-08-01
games 1932 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
gender men
goldMedalist Eddie Tolan NERFINISHED
goldMedalistCountry United States NERFINISHED
governingBody International Amateur Athletic Federation NERFINISHED
International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
heatsHeldOn 1932-07-31
hostCity Los Angeles NERFINISHED
hostCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
level international
location Los Angeles
medalEvents bronze medal
gold medal
silver medal
nextEdition men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
notableAthlete Arthur Jonath NERFINISHED
Eddie Tolan NERFINISHED
Ralph Metcalfe NERFINISHED
numberOfCompetitors 65
numberOfNations 27
partOf athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
previousEdition men’s 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
rounds final
heats
quarterfinals
semifinals
silverMedalist Ralph Metcalfe NERFINISHED
silverMedalistCountry United States NERFINISHED
sport athletics
startDate 1932-07-31
surface cinder track
timingMethod hand timing
venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum NERFINISHED
winningTime 10.3 s

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men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics previousOlympicEdition men’s 100 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics