Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Men's singles
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Venue | Herb Brooks Arena | |||||||||
Dates | 8–9 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics | ||
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Singles | men | ladies |
Pairs | mixed | |
The men's individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating 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 well as at the Winter Games in 1924 and 1928. The competition was held on Monday 8 February and on Tuesday 9 February 1932. Twelve figure skaters from eight nations competed.[1]
Results
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 | Total points | Places |
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1 | Karl Schäfer | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2602.0 | 9 |
2 | Gillis Grafström | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2514.5 | 13 |
3 | Montgomery Wilson | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2448.3 | 24 |
4 | Marcus Nikkanen | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 2420.1 | 28 |
5 | Ernst Baier | ![]() | 6 | 5 | 2334.8 | 35 |
6 | Roger Turner | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 2297.6 | 40 |
7 | J. Lester Madden | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 2049.6 | 52 |
8 | Gail Borden | ![]() | 7 | 9 | 2110.8 | 54 |
9 | Kazuyoshi Oimatsu | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 1978.6 | 67 |
10 | Walther Langer | ![]() | 9 | 11 | 1964.3 | 70 |
11 | William Nagle | ![]() | 12 | 10 | 1884.8 | 77 |
12 | Ryuichi Obitani | ![]() | 11 | 12 | 1856.7 | 79 |
Referee:
Joel B. Liberman
Judges:
Yngvar Bryn
Herbert J. Clarke
Hans Grünauer
Walter Jakobsson
J. Cecil McDougall
Jenő Minnich
Charles M. Rotch
References
- "Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics: Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
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