United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics
The United States was the host nation for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 474 competitors, 400 men and 74 women, took part in 122 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
;Men;Track & road events
- Bob Tisdall from Ireland won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles event, but Tisdall's time was rejected as a world record as he knocked over the last hurdle, as per the rules of the time; Hardin was therefore credited as world record holder.
;Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Final | Rank | |||||||
| James Bausch | Result | 11.7 | 6.95 | 15.32 | 1.70 | 54.2 | 16.2 | 44.58 | 4.00 | 61.91 | 5:17.0 | 6735 WR | |
| James Bausch | Points | 663 | 802 | 809 | 670 | 626 | 684 | 758 | 617 | 767 | 466 | 6735 WR | |
| Wilson Charles | Result | 11.2 | 7.24 | 12.56 | 1.85 | 51.2 | 16.2 | 38.71 | 3.40 | 47.72 | 4:39.8 | 6716 | 4 |
| Wilson Charles | Points | 765 | 871 | 640 | 670 | 754 | 684 | 638 | 456 | 555 | 682 | 6716 | 4 |
| Clyde Coffman | Result | 11.3 | 6.77 | 11.86 | 1.70 | 51.8 | 17.8 | 34.40 | 4.00 | 48.88 | 4:48.0 | 6265 | 7 |
| Clyde Coffman | Points | 744 | 760 | 598 | 544 | 727 | 520 | 552 | 617 | 572 | 631 | 6265 | 7 |
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
Boxing
Cycling
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Frank Connell | Individual road race | 2:37:20.4 | 17 |
| Otto Luedeke | Individual road race | 2:40:59.2 | 26 |
| Henry O'Brien, Jr. | Individual road race | 2:33:36.0 | 11 |
| John Sinibaldi | Individual road race | 2:44:01.2 | 29 |
| Frank Connell Otto Luedeke Henry O'Brien, Jr. | Team road race | 7:51:55.6 | 6 |
| Bernard Mammes | 1000 m time trial | 1:18.0 | 8 |
Track
;Sprint;Pursuit
Diving
;Men;Women
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Jumping
The team event was declared void as no nation completed the course with three riders.Fencing
;Men;Women
Field hockey
- William Boddington
- Harold Brewster
- Roy Coffin
- Amos Deacon
- Horace Disston
- Samuel Ewing
- James Gentle
- Henry Greer
- Lawrence Knapp
- David McMullin
- Leonard O'Brien
- Charles Sheaffer
- Frederick Wolters
- Warren Ingersoll
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | +33 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33 | −30 |
Gymnastics
Artistic
For the team event, the four best total individual scores determined the team's final score. To calculate total individual scores, results from all events with the exception of the pommel horse were added and divided by two, with the quotient added to the pommel horse score. Individual scores still counted for the individual all-around competition.;Team
;Individual
Apparatus and all-around events received separate scores.
Indian clubs
Rope climbing
Tumbling
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
;Men;Women
Water polo
| No. | Name | Pos. | Date of birth | Club |
| GK |  Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||
| B | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||
| B | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||
| B | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||
| F | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||
| F | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||
| F | Los Angeles Athletic Club | |||
| - |
;Results
| Team | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +29 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | −37 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 |
- The Brazilian team was disqualified following a brawl during their match against Germany. All subsequent matches against Brazil were forfeited.
Weightlifting
Wrestling
;FreestyleWrestlers who accumulated 5 "bad points" were eliminated. Points were given as follows: 1 point for victories short of a fall and 3 points for every loss.