The
men's individual skating event was held as part of the
figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Center Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. The competitions were held from Monday, ...
. 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.
Results
After three consecutive wins
Gillis Grafström
Gillis Emanuel Grafström (7 June 1893 – 14 April 1938) was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men's Figure Skating (1920, 1924, 1928) as well as an Olympic silver medal in ...
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.
Referee:
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Joel B. Liberman
Judges:
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Yngvar Bryn
Yngvar Bryn (17 December 1881 – 30 April 1947) was a Norwegian track and field athlete and pairs figure skater who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium.
At just ...
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Herbert J. Clarke
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Hans Grünauer
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Walter Jakobsson
Walter Andreas Jakobsson (6 February 1882 – 10 June 1957) was a Finnish figure skater, and the oldest figure skating Olympic champion (at age 38). As a single skater, he won the Finnish national championship in 1910 and 1911. In 1910, he par ...
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J. Cecil McDougall
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Jenő Minnich
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Charles M. Rotch
References
External links
Official Olympic Report*
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Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics
1932 in figure skating
Men's events at the 1932 Winter Olympics