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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||||||||
| Dates | August 1 and August 2 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results
editRound One
editThe fastest five athletes in each of the two heats advanced to the Final Round.
Heat One
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Evenson | 9:18.8 | OR, Q | |
| 2 | Walter Pritchard | 9:19.2 | Q | |
| 3 | Verner Toivonen | 9:41.0 | Q | |
| 4 | Giuseppe Lippi | 9:42.0 | Q | |
| 5 | Nello Bartolini | 9:49.0 | Q | |
| 6 | Roger Vigneron | 9:57.0 | ||
| - | Luis Oliva | DNF |
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volmari Iso-Hollo | 9:14.6 | OR, Q | |
| 2 | Joe McCluskey | 9:14.8 | Q | |
| 3 | Glen Dawson | 9:15.0 | Q | |
| 4 | George Bailey | 9:16.0 | Q | |
| 5 | Martti Matilainen | 9:43.0 | Q | |
| 6 | Alfredo Furia | 10:11.0 | ||
| - | Harold Gallop | DNF | ||
| - | Sonny Murphy | DNF |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volmari Iso-Hollo | 10:33.4 | |||
| Tom Evenson | 10:46.0 | |||
| Joe McCluskey | 10:46.2 | |||
| 4 | Martti Matilainen | 10:52.4 | ||
| 5 | George Bailey | 10:53.2 | ||
| 6 | Glen Dawson | 10:58.0 | ||
| 7 | Giuseppe Lippi | 11:04.0 | ||
| 8 | Walter Pritchard | 11:04.5 | ||
| 9 | Verner Toivonen | 11:10.2 | ||
| 10 | Nello Bartolini | 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.