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, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the

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. British athletes have competed in every

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. 108 competitors, 90 men and 18 women, took part in 50 events in 10 sports. British athletes won four gold medals (up from three in

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

), and sixteen medals overall, finishing eighth.

Medallists

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Seven cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1932. ; Individual road race *

Frank Southall William Frank Southall (2 July 1904 – 1 March 1964) was an English racing cyclist who won silver medals for Great Britain in the individual road bicycle racing, road race (run as an individual time trial) at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a ...

* Charles Holland * Stanley Butler * William Harvell ; Team road race *

* Charles Holland * Stanley Butler ;

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* Ernest Chambers ; Time trial * William Harvell ; Tandem * Ernest Chambers * Stanley Chambers ; Team pursuit * Ernest Johnson * William Harvell *

* Charles Holland

Fencing

Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Great Britain in 1932. ; Men's foil *

John Emrys Lloyd John Emrys Lloyd OBE (8 September 1905 – 28 June 1987) was a British fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games, as well as being an official at four Olympics, and the flag bearer for Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was later appo ...

- 6th ; Women's foil *

Judy Guinness Heather Seymour "Judy" Guinness (14 August 1910 – 24 October 1952) was a British fencing, fencer. She won a silver medal in the women's individual foil (fencing), foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The judges had awarded her the gold medal ...

- 2nd * Peggy Butler - 10th

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1932. *

Percy Legard Percy Legard (17 June 1906 – 16 February 1980) was a British Army officer and sportsman. Legard competed as an Olympian in both Summer and Winter disciplines. He was, respectively, a modern pentathlete and a Nordic combined skier. He also ...

* Vernon Barlow * Jeffrey MacDougall

Rowing

* Single scull -

Dick Southwood Leslie Frank "Dick" Southwood (18 January 1906 – 7 February 1986) was an English rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain. Southwood was born in Fulham and was educated at ...

- Fourth *

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- Lewis Clive, Hugh Edwards - Gold *

Coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

- John Badcock,

Jack Beresford Jack Beresford, CBE (1 January 1899 – 3 December 1977), born Jack Beresford-Wiszniewski, was a British rower who won five medals at five Olympic Games in succession. This record in Olympic rowing was not matched until 2000 when Sir Steve Red ...

, Hugh Edwards, and Rowland George - Gold *

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- Tom Askwith, D Haig-Thomas, C J S Sergel, D H E McCowen, K M Payne, H R N Rickett, W A T Sambell, L Luxton, J M Ranking - Fourth

Sailing

Swimming

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

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1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...