| | Event type
Hammer Throw, Men
| Date | 1 August 1932 — 14:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California | |
| Participants | 14 from 9 countries | |
| Format | Final only. | |
Ville Pörhölä had won the shot put gold medal in 1920 but had now turned to the hammer throw. With defending champion Pat O’Callaghan, he was co-favorite as they led the world lists in 1932. Pörhölä led early in Los Angeles, with 51.27 (168-2½) in round one and his best throw, 52.27 (171-6), in round two. O’Callaghan was second after the second round with 52.21 (171-3½). But he came thru in the final round with 53.92 (176-11) to defend his gold medal in the event.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 252 | Pat O'Callaghan |  IRL | 53.92 | 47.76 (5) | 52.21 (2) | 50.87 (2) | 51.81 (2) | 51.85 (2) | 53.92 (NP) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 130 | Ville Pörhölä |  FIN | 52.27 | 51.27 (1) | 52.27 (1) | x (1) | x (1) | 50.86 (1) | 51.76 (NP) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 467 | Pete Zaremba |  USA | 50.33 | 50.33 (2) | 47.67 (3) | 50.16 (3) | x (3) | x (3) | x (NP) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 386 | Ossian Skiöld |  SWE | 49.25 | 49.25 (3) | 47.95 (4) | 48.39 (4) | 47.84 (4) | 48.08 (4) | 48.75 (NP) | |||
| 5 | 443 | Grant McDougall | USA | 49.12 | 48.36 (4) | 49.02 (5) | x (5) | 49.12 (5) | x (5) | 48.79 (NP) | |||
| 6 | 9 | Federico Kleger |  ARG | 48.33 | 42.57 (9) | 45.77 (7) | 48.33 (6) | x (6) | x (6) | 47.79 (NP) | |||
| 7 | 381 | Gunnar Jansson | SWE | 47.79 | 47.33 (6) | x (6) | 47.79 (7) | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | 267 | Armando Poggioli |  ITA | 46.90 | 44.25 (7) | 45.47 (8) | 46.90 (8) | – | – | – | |||
| 9 | 276 | Fernando Vandelli | ITA | 45.16 | x (NP) | 43.42 (9) | 45.16 (9) | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | 291 | Yuji Nagao |  JPN | 43.41 | 43.41 (8) | x (10) | x (10) | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | 340 | Francisco Robledo |  MEX | 41.61 | 37.07 (10) | 41.61 (11) | x (11) | – | – | – | |||
| 12 | 295 | Masayoshi Ochiai | JPN | 41.00 | x (NP) | 38.70 (12) | 41.00 (12) | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | 37 | Carmine Giorgi |  BRA | 36.45 | 35.49 (11) | 36.45 (13) | x (13) | – | – | – | |||
| 413 | Frank Conner | USA | – | x (NP) | x (NP) | x (NP) | – | – | – |