Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres middle distance event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 1 and August 2 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.Results
Heats
Three heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the final round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Edwin Genung | | 1:54.8 | |
| 2 | Phil Edwards | | 1:55.1 | |
| 3 | Jack Powell | | 1:55.6 | |
| 4 | Cyril Evans | | 1:56.6 | |
| 5 | Paul Martin | | 1:58.4 | |
| 6 | Nestor Gomes | | 2:00.5 | |
| - | Jean Keller | | DNF | |
Heat Two
Heat Three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tommy Hampson | | 1:53.0 | |
| 2 | Séra Martin | | 1:53.2 | |
| 3 | Edwin Turner | | 1:54.0 | |
| 4 | Eddie King | | 1:54.4 | |
| 5 | Max Danz | | 1:58.9 | |
| 6 | Domingos Puglisi | | 1:59.4 | |
| - | Miguel Vasconcelos | | 2:00.0 | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Tommy Hampson | | 1:49.7 | WR |
| Alex Wilson | | 1:49.9 | |
| Phil Edwards | | 1:51.5 | |
| 4 | Edwin Genung | | 1:51.7 | |
| 5 | Edwin Turner | | 1:52.5 | |
| 6 | Chuck Hornbostel | | 1:52.7 | |
| 7 | Jack Powell | | 1:53.0 | |
| 8 | Séra Martin | | 1:53.6 | |
| 9 | Otto Peltzer | | 1:55.0 | |
Key: WR = world record; DNF = did not finish
