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Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the X Olympiad
Pat O'Callaghan (1928)
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
DateAugust 1
Competitors14 from 9 nations
Winning distance53.92
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pat O'Callaghan
 Ireland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ville Pörhölä
 Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pete Zaremba
 United States
← 1928
1936 →

The men's hammer throw event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 1.[1] There were 14 competitors from 9 nations.[2] The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 4 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes.[3] The event was won by Pat O'Callaghan of Ireland, repeating as Olympic champion. O'Callaghan was the third man to win multiple hammer throw medals and the second (after three-time champion John Flanagan) to repeat as gold medalist. His victory also made 7 of the first 8 Olympic hammer throw competitions won by Irish-born athletes; in addition to O'Callaghan's two victories for Ireland, five of the United States' wins were by Irish-American throwers. Ville Pörhölä took silver for Finland's first medal in the event. Peter Zaremba extended the United States' medal streak to eight Games with his bronze.

Background

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This was the eighth appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. Four of the six finalists from the 1928 Games returned: gold medalist Pat O'Callaghan of Ireland, silver medalist Ossian Skiöld of Sweden, fourth-place finisher Armando Poggioli of Italy, and sixth-place finisher Frank Conner of the United States. Another prominent competitor was Ville Pörhölä of Finland, the 1920 shot put gold medalist. Pörhölä and O'Callaghan were the favorites.[2]

Mexico made its debut in the event. The United States appeared for the eighth time, the only nation to have competed at each appearance of the event to that point.

Competition format

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The competition continued to use the divided-final format used since 1908, with results carrying over between "rounds". Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. The top six men advanced to the final, where they received an additional three throws. The best result, qualifying or final, counted.[2][4]

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World record  Patrick Ryan (USA) 57.77 New York City, United States 17 August 1913
Olympic record  Matt McGrath (USA) 54.74 Stockholm, Sweden 14 July 1912

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Monday, 1 August 1932 14:30 Qualifying
Final

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 Distance
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pat O'Callaghan  Ireland 47.76 52.21 50.87 51.81 51.85 53.92 53.92
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ville Pörhölä  Finland 51.27 52.27 X X 50.86 51.76 52.27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Zaremba  United States 50.33 47.67 50.16 X X X 50.33
4 Ossian Skiöld  Sweden 49.25 47.95 48.39 47.84 48.08 48.75 49.25
5 Grant McDougall  United States 48.36 49.02 X 49.12 X 48.79 49.12
6 Federico Kleger  Argentina 42.57 45.77 48.33 X X 47.79 48.33
7 Gunnar Jansson  Sweden 47.33 X 47.79 did not advance 47.79
8 Armando Poggioli  Italy 44.25 45.47 46.90 did not advance 46.90
9 Fernando Vandelli  Italy X 43.42 45.16 did not advance 45.16
10 Yuji Nagao  Japan 43.41 X X did not advance 43.41
11 Francisco Dávila  Mexico 37.07 41.61 X did not advance 41.61
12 Masayoshi Ochiai  Japan X 38.70 41.00 did not advance 41.00
13 Carmine Giorgi  Brazil 35.49 36.45 X did not advance 36.45
Frank Conner  United States X X X did not advance NM

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Hammer Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 377.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 455.