| Date | 3 August 1932 |
|---|---|
| Location | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California |
| Olympic Record | 47.32 / Bud Houser |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 441 | Henri LaBorde | 48.23 | ||||
| 2 | 402 | John Anderson | 47.87 | ||||
| 3 | 156 | Paul Winter | 45.89 | ||||
| 4 | 152 | Jules Noël | 44.85 | ||||
| 5 | 242 | József Remetz | 43.65 | ||||
| 6 | 122 | Kalevi Kotkas | 43.62 | ||||
| 7 | 22 | Emil Janausch | 43.06 | ||||
| 8 | 363 | Zygmunt Heljasz | 42.59 | ||||
| 9 | 108 | František Douda | 41.60 | ||||
| 10 | 241 | Endre Madarász | 39.32 | ||||
| 11 | 437 | Paul Jessup | 39.14 | ||||
| 12 | 396 | Veljko Narančić | 36.51 | ||||
| 13 | 373 | Harry Hart | 35.26 | ||||
| 240 | István Donogán | – | |||||
| 145 | Clément Duhour | – | |||||
| 167 | Emil Hirschfeld | – | |||||
| 175 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | – | |||||
| 5 | Pedro Elsa | ? |