Australia at the 1932 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	AUS
Nocname:	Australian Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1932
Location:	Los Angeles
Competitors:	13 (9 men, 4 women)
Sports:	six
Flagbearer:	Andrew Charlton
Rank:	10
Gold:	3
Silver:	1
Bronze:	1
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games (1908–1912)

Australia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Due to the Great Depression, Australia could only afford to send 13 athletes to the Games.^[1]

An innovation was the daily one-hour radio report on the Olympics for New Zealand and Australia by the film actress from New Zealand, Nola Luxford.

Medalists

Gold

• Dunc Gray – cycling, men's 1000 m time trial
• Bobby Pearce – rowing, men's single sculls
• Clare Dennis – swimming, women's 200 m breaststroke

Silver

• Bonnie Mealing – swimming, women's 100 m backstroke

Bronze

• Eddie Scarf – wrestling, men's freestyle light heavyweight

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
• NP = Not placed

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	George Golding	400 m	49.0	3 Q	48.6	3 Q	48.0	3 Q	48.8	6
400 m hurdles	55.2	3 Q	53.1	4	Did not advance
Bill Barwick	1500 m	4:03.5	7	Did not advance
Alex Hillhouse	5000 m	15:14.0	6 Q	15:15.0	10

Women

Track & road events

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Track cyclingRanks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dunc Gray	Sprint	13.2	1 Q	12.9	1 Q		2		4
	Time trial	align=center colspan=6	N/A	1:13.0 OR

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

MenRanks given are within the heat.

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Noel Ryan	100 m freestyle	1:02.9	4	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Boy Charlton	align=left rowspan=2	400 m freestyle	4:59.8	1 Q	5:02.1	3 Q	4:58.6	6
Noel Ryan	5:01.9	1 Q	4:59.7	5	Did not advance
Boy Charlton	align=left rowspan=2	1500 m freestyle	20:09.5	3 Q	19:53.1	4	align=centre colspan=2	Did not advance
Noel Ryan	20:12.6	2 Q	19:52.5	3 Q	19:45.1	4

WomenRanks given are within the heat.

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
align=center rowspan=2	Frances Bult	100 m freestyle	1:11.4	3 q	1:10.2	2 Q	1:09.9	5
400 m freestyle	6:03.0	3	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Bonnie Mealing	100 m backstroke	1:21.6	2 Q	1:21.3
Clare Dennis	200 m breaststroke	3:08.2	1 Q OR	3:06.3	OR

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Art competitions

See main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

James Quinn competed in the mixed paintings category.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australia at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044349/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/AUS/summer/1932/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 7 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.