Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Rowing
at the Games of the X Olympiad
VenueMarine Stadium, Long Beach, California
DatesAugust 9, 1932 - August 13, 1932
Competitors153 from 13 nations

Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from August 9, 1932 to August 13, 1932 at the Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's single sculls
 Henry "Bobby" Pearce (AUS)  William Miller (USA)  Guillermo Douglas (URU)
Men's double sculls
 Kenneth Myers
and William Gilmore (USA)
 Herbert Buhtz
and Gerhard Boetzelen (GER)
 Charles Pratt
and Noel de Mille (CAN)
Men's coxless pair
 Lewis Clive
and Hugh Edwards (GBR)
 Cyril Stiles
and Fred Thompson (NZL)
 Henryk Budziński
and Jan Krenz-Mikołajczak (POL)
Men's coxed pair
 United States (USA)
Joseph Schauers
Charles Kieffer
Edward Jennings
 Poland (POL)
Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Jerzy Skolimowski
 France (FRA)
Anselme Brusa
André Giriat
Pierre Brunet
Men's coxless four
 Great Britain (GBR)
John Badcock
Hugh Edwards
Jack Beresford
Rowland George
 Germany (GER)
Karl Aletter
Ernst Gaber
Walter Flinsch
Hans Maier
 Italy (ITA)
Antonio Ghiardello
Francesco Cossu
Giliante D'Este
Antonio Garzoni Provenzani
Men's coxed four
 Germany (GER)
Hans Eller
Horst Hoeck
Walter Meyer
Joachim Spremberg
Carlheinz Neumann
 Italy (ITA)
Bruno Vattovaz
Giovanni Plazzer
Riccardo Divora
Bruno Parovel
Giovanni Scher
 Poland (POL)
Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Stanisław Urban
Edward Kobyliński
Jerzy Skolimowski
Men's eight
 United States (USA)
Edwin Salisbury
James Blair
Duncan Gregg
David Dunlap
Burton Jastram
Charles Chandler
Harold Tower
Winslow Hall
Norris Graham
 Italy (ITA)
Vittorio Cioni
Mario Balleri
Renato Bracci
Dino Barsotti
Roberto Vestrini
Guglielmo Del Bimbo
Enrico Garzelli
Renato Barbieri
Cesare Milani
 Canada (CAN)
Earl Eastwood
Joseph Harris
Stanley Stanyar
Harry Fry
Cedric Liddell
William Thoburn
Donald Boal
Albert Taylor
George MacDonald

Participating nations

A group photo of all rowing teams competing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.


A total of 153 rowers from 13 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 3 1 0 4
2  Great Britain (GBR) 2 0 0 2
3  Germany (GER) 1 2 0 3
4  Australia (AUS) 1 0 0 1
5  Italy (ITA) 0 2 1 3
6  Poland (POL) 0 1 2 3
7  New Zealand (NZL) 0 1 0 1
8  Canada (CAN) 0 0 2 2
9  Uruguay (URU) 0 0 1 1
 France (FRA) 0 0 1 1

References