| Date | 13 August 1932 — 15:00 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Long Beach Marine Stadium, Long Beach, California |
| Participants | 12 from 4 countries |
| Olympic Record | 7:36.6 / Eugène Constant • Raymond Talleux • Marcel Lepan  FRA / 15 July 1924 / Details |
Switzerland had won the coxed pairs at the last two editions of the Olympic Games, but they did not enter a team in the event in Los Angeles. In fact, only four countries — Brazil, France (the 1931 European Champions), Poland, and the United States — competed, meaning that only a final was held, and it was not a particularly interesting race. The United States, Poland, and France won gold, silver, and bronze, respectively, each by a significant margin. One of the Americans, Ed Jennings, improved upon the bronze medal he had won in this event at the 1924 Games.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |  USA | 8:25.8 | Gold | |||||
| Charlie Kieffer • Joe Schauers • Ed Jennings • Thomas Mack, Jr. (DNS) | |||||||||
| 2 | Poland |  POL | 8:31.2 | Silver | |||||
| Janusz Ślązak • Jerzy Braun • Jerzy Skolimowski | |||||||||
| 3 | France | FRA | 8:41.2 | Bronze | |||||
| André Giriat • Ansèlme Brusa • Pierre Brunet | |||||||||
| 4 | Brazil |  BRA | 8:53.2 | ||||||
| Estevam Strata • José Ramalho • Francisco Bricio • Américo Fernandes (DNS) • José de Campos (DNS) | |||||||||
