The men's 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

sprint event at the 1932 Olympic Games

1932 Summer Olympics

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

took place on August 4 and August 5 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...

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Heats

Six heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the Quarterfinal Round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Adolf Metzner		50.4
2	Seikan Oki		50.5
3	Alex Wilson		50.5
4	Kell Areskoug		50.7

Heat Two

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Ben Eastman Ben Eastman Benjamin "Ben" Bangs Eastman , alias "Blazin' Ben", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933....		49.0
2	Jochen Büchner		49.3
3	Hjalle Johannesen		49.5
4	Carlos de Anda		49.8

Heat Three

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Börje Strandvall		49.8
2	Jimmy Ball		50.0
3	Iwao Masuda		50.1
4	Sten Pettersson Sten Pettersson Sten C. L. Pettersson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the 110 metre hurdles....		50.2

Heat Four

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Bill Carr Bill Carr William Arthur Carr was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932.Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Carr studied at Mercersburg Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was coached by 1904 Olympian Lawson Robertson...		48.8
2	George Golding George Golding George Augustus Golding was an Australian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Forbes, New South Wales. He was the husband of Clare Dennis.In 1932 he finished sixth the 400 metres event...		49.0
3	Crew Stoneley Crew Stoneley Brigadier Crew Hadlett Stoneley OBE was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics....		49.1
4	Walter Nehb		49.4
5	Khristos Mantikas		49.6
6	Manuel Álvarez Manuel Álvarez Manuel Álvarez Jiménez is an Chile football defender who played for Chile in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Universidad Católica.- Record at FIFA Tournaments :-External links:*...		49.9

Heat Five

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Felix Rinner		49.2
2	Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Lionel Rampling was an English athlete and army officer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics...		49.5
3	Willie Walters Willie Walters William John Walters was a South African athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wakkerstroom and died in Scottburgh....		49.8
4	Stuart Black		49.9
5	Seiken Cho		50.0

Heat Six

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	James Gordon		50.6
2	Ray Lewis Ray Lewis Ray Lewis is a professional American football player.Ray Lewis may also refer to:* Ray Lewis , former English association football referee* Ray Lewis , Canadian track-and-field athlete...		50.7
3	Domingos Puglisi		50.8
4	Richard Arguello		50.9

Quarterfinals

Three heats were held; the four fastest runners in each heat advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Heat One

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Bill Carr Bill Carr William Arthur Carr was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932.Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Carr studied at Mercersburg Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was coached by 1904 Olympian Lawson Robertson...		48.4
2	Willie Walter		48.5
3	George Golding George Golding George Augustus Golding was an Australian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Forbes, New South Wales. He was the husband of Clare Dennis.In 1932 he finished sixth the 400 metres event...		48.6
4	Alex Wilson		49.6
5	Domingos Puglisi		50.1
6	Iwao Masuda

Heat Two

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	James Gordon		48.6
2	Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Lionel Rampling was an English athlete and army officer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics...		48.8
3	Jochen Büchner		48.9
4	Jimmy Ball		49.3
5	Hjalle Johannesen		49.4
6	Seikan Oki

Heat Three

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Ben Eastman Ben Eastman Benjamin "Ben" Bangs Eastman , alias "Blazin' Ben", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933....		48.8
2	Felix Rinner		48.9
3	Börje Strandvall		49.0
4	Crew Stoneley Crew Stoneley Brigadier Crew Hadlett Stoneley OBE was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics....		49.1
5	Ray Lewis Ray Lewis Ray Lewis is a professional American football player.Ray Lewis may also refer to:* Ray Lewis , former English association football referee* Ray Lewis , Canadian track-and-field athlete...		49.1
6	Adolf Metzner		49.2

Semifinals

Two heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the Final Round.
Heat One

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Bill Carr Bill Carr William Arthur Carr was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932.Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Carr studied at Mercersburg Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was coached by 1904 Olympian Lawson Robertson...		47.2	OR
2	Alex Wilson		47.8
3	George Golding George Golding George Augustus Golding was an Australian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Forbes, New South Wales. He was the husband of Clare Dennis.In 1932 he finished sixth the 400 metres event...		48.0
4	Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Rampling Godfrey Lionel Rampling was an English athlete and army officer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics...		48.0
5	Felix Rinner		48.8
6	Jochen Büchner		49.2

Heat Two

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Ben Eastman Ben Eastman Benjamin "Ben" Bangs Eastman , alias "Blazin' Ben", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933....		47.6
2	Willie Walters Willie Walters William John Walters was a South African athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wakkerstroom and died in Scottburgh....		48.2
3	James Gordon		48.2
4	Börje Strandvall		48.4
5	Crew Stoneley Crew Stoneley Brigadier Crew Hadlett Stoneley OBE was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics....		48.6
6	Jimmy Ball		49.0

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Bill Carr Bill Carr William Arthur Carr was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932.Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Carr studied at Mercersburg Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was coached by 1904 Olympian Lawson Robertson...		46.28	WR
	Ben Eastman Ben Eastman Benjamin "Ben" Bangs Eastman , alias "Blazin' Ben", was an American middle distance runner. He was born in Burlingame, California, and graduated from Stanford University in 1933....		46.50
	Alex Wilson		47.4
4	Willie Walters Willie Walters William John Walters was a South African athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wakkerstroom and died in Scottburgh....		48.2
5	James Gordon		48.2
6	George Golding George Golding George Augustus Golding was an Australian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.He was born in Forbes, New South Wales. He was the husband of Clare Dennis.In 1932 he finished sixth the 400 metres event...		48.8

Key: OR = Olympic record; WR = world record