| Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics |
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| Individual | men | ladies | ||
| Pairs | mixed | |||
The men's individual figure skating event was held as part of the figure skating programme at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 as was as twice at the Winter Games in 1924 and 1928. The competition was held on Monday February 8, 1932 and on Tuesday February 9, 1932.
Twelve figure skaters from eight nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Karl Schäfer Austria (AUT) |
Gillis Grafström Sweden (SWE) |
Montgomery Wilson Canada (CAN) |
After three consecutive wins Gillis Grafström finished in second place; making him the most successful Olympic figure skater ever. The Austrian Karl Schäfer was able to beat the Swedish champion and went on to defend his title in 1936.
| Rank | Name | Nation | CF | FS | Placements | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Schäfer | Austria | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2602.0 |
| 2 | Gillis Grafström | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2514.5 |
| 3 | Montgomery Wilson | Canada | 3 | 3 | 24 | 2448.3 |
| 4 | Marcus Nikkanen | Finland | 4 | 4 | 28 | 2420.1 |
| 5 | Ernst Baier | Germany | 6 | 5 | 35 | 2334.8 |
| 6 | Roger Turner | United States | 5 | 6 | 40 | 2297.6 |
| 7 | J. Lester Madden | United States | 8 | 7 | 52 | 2049.6 |
| 8 | Gail Borden | United States | 7 | 9 | 54 | 2110.8 |
| 9 | Kazuyoshi Oimatsu | Japan | 10 | 8 | 67 | 1978.6 |
| 10 | Walter Langer | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 11 | 70 | 1964.3 |
| 11 | William Nagle | United States | 12 | 10 | 77 | 1884.8 |
| 12 | Ryuichi Obitani | Japan | 11 | 12 | 79 | 1856.7 |
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