| Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics |
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| All-around | men | |
| Team | men | |
| Floor | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Indian clubs | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Rope climbing | men | |
| Tumbling | men | |
| Vault | men | |
The men's parallel bars event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. It was one of eleven gymnastics events for men and it was contested for the fifth time after 1896, 1904, 1924, and 1928. The competition was held on Friday, August 12, 1932.
Fifteen gymnasts from six nations competed.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Romeo Neri Italy (ITA) |
István Pelle Hungary (HUN) |
Heikki Savolainen Finland (FIN) |
A separate competition was held, unrelated to the all-around event. Two exercises were contested with the results based on total points.
| Place | Gymnast | Total | 1st ex. | 2nd ex. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romeo Neri (ITA) | 56.9 | 28.2 | 28.7 |
| 2 | István Pelle (HUN) | 55.8 | 27.7 | 28.1 |
| 3 | Heikki Savolainen (FIN) | 54.8 | 27.5 | 27.3 |
| 4 | Mauri Nyberg-Noroma (FIN) | 53.4 | 27.7 | 25.7 |
| 5 | Mario Lertora (ITA) | 52.6 | 26.9 | 25.7 |
| 6 | Al Jochim (USA) | 52.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 |
| 7 | József Hegedűs (HUN) | 51.9 | 25.7 | 26.2 |
| Miklós Péter (HUN) | 51.9 | 26.2 | 25.7 | |
| 9 | Michael Schuler (USA) | 51.8 | 25.7 | 26.1 |
| 10 | Savino Guglielmetti (ITA) | 51.1 | 25.0 | 26.1 |
| 11 | Frank Haubold (USA) | 50.7 | 25.3 | 25.4 |
| 12 | Toshihiko Sasano (JPN) | 48.2 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| 13 | Vicente Mayagoitia (MEX) | 44.9 | 21.0 | 23.9 |
| 14 | Mahito Haga (JPN) | 41.9 | 20.5 | 21.4 |
| 15 | Francisco José Álvarez (MEX) | 41.2 | 20.2 | 21.0 |
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