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Athletics At The 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 Metres
The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and on Friday, August 5, 1932. Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the final Lauri Lehtinen set a new Olympic record with 14:30.0 minutes. Results Semifinals Both semi-finals were held on Tuesday, August 2, 1932, and started at 4:45p.m. The best seven finishers of every heat qualified for the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final The final was held on Friday, August 5, 1932, and started at 3:15p.m. In a controversial move Lehtinen blocked Hill when he tried to pass Lehtinen on the final straight. Both runners broke the Olympic record but Lehtinen finished 30 cm in front. References External links Official Olympic Report* {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1932 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 Metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will become the first stadium to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times when it hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics; the stadium previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The stadium serves as the home of the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans football team of the Pac-12 Conference. The Coliseum is jointly owned by the State of California's Sixth District Agricultural Association, Los Angeles County, and the city of Los Angeles. It is managed and operated by the Auxiliary Services Department of the University of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Savidan
John William Savidan (23 May 1902 – 8 November 1991), nicknamed "Billy", "Bill" or "Jack" and born in Auckland, was a New Zealand long distance runner from 1926. At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario he won the six mile race with a time of 30:49.6 mins, despite stopping over the finish line after what he thought was the last lap and being told that there was a lap to go. The official had inadvertently turned over two discs instead of one. He beat Ernie Harper from England. In the three mile race (equivalent to 5000 metres) he did not finish. At the 1932 Summer Olympics at Los Angeles he finished fourth in both the 5000 metre event and the 10000 metre competition. He did not compete in the national championships in 1935 and 1936 as he was working as a stonemason and could not spend the necessary time training, but competed against two Japanese runners who were visiting New Zealand in 1937. Like Malcolm Champion before him he was then for some years Cus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentín González (athlete)
Valentín González Avila (born 21 May 1910, date of death unknown) was a Mexican long-distance runner. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp .... References External links * 1910 births Year of death missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Mexican male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Mexico Place of birth missing 20th-century Mexican people {{Mexico-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoichiro Takenaka
was a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... References 1912 births 1997 deaths Place of birth missing Japanese male long-distance runners Japanese male marathon runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Japan Championships in Athletics winners {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Syring
Max Syring (20 August 1908 – 14 April 1983) was a German long-distance runner who won a bronze medal over 10,000 m at the 1938 European Championships. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the 5,000 and 10,000 m events and finished in sixth and fifth place, respectively; he failed to reach the 5,000 m final at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In retirement, Syring worked as an athletics coach. His trainees included Klaus Richtzenhain Klaus Richtzenhain (born 1 November 1934 in Berlin) is a retired East German athlete who competed mainly in the 1,500 metres. He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boo .... References 1908 births 1983 deaths German male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists 20th-century German people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotty Rankine
Robert Scade "Scotty" Rankine (January 6, 1909 – January 10, 1995) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and died in Wasaga Beach, Ontario Wasaga Beach (or simply Wasaga) is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Situated along the longest freshwater beach in the world, it is a popular summer tourist destination. It is located along the southern end of Georgian Bay, approximate .... In 1932 he finished eleventh in the Olympic 5000 metre event. Four years later he was eliminated in the first round of the 5000 metre competition and he did not finish the 10000 metre contest at the 1936 Games. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 6 miles event and finished fourth in the 3 miles competition. He won again the silver medal in the 6 miles contest and also a bronze medal in the 3 miles event at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Rochard
Roger Rochard (20 April 1913 – 24 February 1993) was a French long-distance runner. He was the first French track and field athlete to become a European champion, winning the 5000 metres race at the 1934 European Athletics Championships in Turin, Italy. Career As an 18-year-old, Rochard surprisingly won the 5000 m in the 1931 national dual meet between France and Britain, running 15:11.8. Later that summer, he also won in a dual meet against Germany, this time running 15:03.6. His best time that year was 15:01.6, which he ran in Paris on 25 October, but in that race he was defeated by Poland's Janusz Kusociński, who went on to win Olympic gold at 10,000 metres. In 1932 Rochard broke 15 minutes for the first time, running 14:56.8; he was selected for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where he qualified for the final but did not finish it. In 1933 Rochard improved to 14:46.5 in a dual meet against Finland, only narrowly losing to Finland's Olympic medalist Lasse Virtanen. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Pettersson (athlete)
Erik Valdemar Pettersson (6 September 1906 – 22 July 1974), was a long-distance runner from Sweden. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... References 1906 births 1974 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Swedish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Place of birth missing {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rekers
Paul Ernest Rekers (November 22, 1908 – June 10, 1987) was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... References 1908 births 1987 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Place of birth missing 20th-century American sportspeople {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Burns
James Alexander Burns (5 November 1907 – 22 May 2003) was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. His grandson was Richard Burns Richard Alexander Burns (17 January 1971 – 25 November 2005) was an English rally driver who won the 2001 World Rally Championship, having previously finished runner-up in the series in 1999 and 2000. He also helped Mitsubishi to the world ..., the 2001 World Rally Champion. In 1932 he finished seventh in the Olympic 5000 metres event. Four years later he finished fifth in the 10,000 metres competition at the 1936 Games. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the bronze medal in the 3 miles contest. References sports-reference.com 1907 births 2003 deaths Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne English male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Morales (Mexican Athlete)
Juan Morales Rodríguez (born 1 October 1909, date of death unknown) was a Mexican long-distance runner who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... References 1909 births Year of death missing Mexican male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Mexican people {{longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masamichi Kitamoto
was a Japanese long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. References 1909 births 1995 deaths Place of birth missing Japanese athletics coaches Japanese male long-distance runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Japan Championships in Athletics winners 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
