Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
| Men's 100 metres at the Games of the X Olympiad
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Dates | July 31, 1932 (heats, quarterfinals) August 1, 1932 (semifinals, final) |
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| Competitors | 33 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 10.3 seconds | ||||||||||||
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Eddie Tolan |
 United States
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Ralph Metcalfe |
United States
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Arthur Jonath |
 Germany
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The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States, were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 31 and August 1. The photo finish final was won by American Eddie Tolan in a world record equalling time of 10.38 seconds. Teammate Ralph Metcalfe won the silver and was credited with the same time as Tolan.Defending Olympic champion and world record holder Percy Williams of Canada did not advance past the semifinals.
Key: EWR = Equalled world record; names in blue qualified for next round; OR=Olympic record; EOR= Equalled Olympic record
Note that the runners were judged to have finished the race when they had crossed the line. In 1933, the rules were changed such that the runners finished the race when they reached the line. Had the current rules been in effect then Metcalfe would have been the winner. Melcalfe reached the finish line first, but Tolan, a shorter man, crossed the line first.
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Arthur Jonath equalled the standing Olympic record with 10.6 in the third heat of the first round. Eddie Tolan set a new Olympic record with 10.4 in the first heat of the quarterfinals, and equalled the world record of 10.3 in the final along with Ralph Metcalfe.
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