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
bronzeMedalistCountry Germany
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
gender men
goldMedalist Eddie Tolan
goldMedalistCountry United States
governingBody International Amateur Athletic Federation
International Olympic Committee
heatsHeldOn 1932-07-31
hostCity Los Angeles
hostCountry United States
level international
location Los Angeles
medalEvents bronze medal
gold medal
silver medal
nextEdition men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
notableAthlete Arthur Jonath
Eddie Tolan
Ralph Metcalfe
numberOfCompetitors 65
numberOfNations 27
partOf athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
previousEdition men’s 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics
rounds final
heats
quarterfinals
semifinals
silverMedalist Ralph Metcalfe
silverMedalistCountry United States
sport athletics
startDate 1932-07-31
surface cinder track
timingMethod hand timing
venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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
Reggie Walker OlympicEvent men's 100 metres
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