Editing 1932 Summer Olympics (section)

===Athletics and field events===
[[Babe Didrikson]] won two gold medals in the [[javelin throw|javelin]] and the hurdles event. She also competed in a jump-off for a gold in the high jump. Her technique in the jump-off was ruled illegal, leaving Didrikson with second place.

Finland's [[Paavo Nurmi#1932 Olympics and later career|Paavo Nurmi]] was suspended from competition by the [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] for alleged violation of amateur rules. Finns charged that the Swedish officials had used devious tricks in their campaign against Nurmi's amateur status,<ref name="HS 2008">{{cite news | newspaper=[[Helsingin Sanomat]] | title=Finland and Sweden renew old rivalry on the athletics track this weekend | date=29 August 2008 | url=http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finland+and+Sweden+renew+old+rivalry+on+the+athletics+track+this+weekend/1135239039050 | access-date=20 August 2012 | archive-date=June 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611035901/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finland+and+Sweden+renew+old+rivalry+on+the+athletics+track+this+weekend/1135239039050 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and ceased all athletic relations with Sweden.<ref>{{cite news | first=Juhani | last=Jalava | newspaper=[[Turun Sanomat]] | title=1925–1935: Yleisurheilu sai Suomen liikkeelle | trans-title=1925–1935: Athletics got the Finnish launch | date=15 March 2005 | url=http://www.ts.fi/erikoissivut/ts+100/1905-2005/1074031520/19251935+Yleisurheilu+sai+Suomen+liikkeelle | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213102100/http://www.ts.fi/erikoissivut/ts+100/1905-2005/1074031520/19251935+Yleisurheilu+sai+Suomen+liikkeelle | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 February 2013 | access-date=16 September 2012 | language=fi }}</ref> A year earlier, controversies on the track and in the press had led Finland to withdraw from the [[Finland-Sweden athletics international]].{{sfn|Raevuori|1997|p=289}} After Nurmi's suspension, Finland did not agree to return to the event until 1939.<ref name="HS 2008"/>

[[Eddie Tolan]] won both the 100 m and 200 m sprint events. Poland's [[Stanisława Walasiewicz]] won the gold medal in the women's 100 m; she also won the silver medal in the event four years later. After her death in 1980, it was discovered that she was [[intersex]] and would have been ineligible to participate under modern rules.

Due to an official's error, the [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase|3,000 m steeplechase]] went for 3,460 m, or one extra lap.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lynch|first=Steven|title=What was unusual about the 3000-metre steeplechase final at the 1932 Olympics?|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/117592.html|work=www.espn.co.uk|access-date=June 25, 2012|archive-date=June 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601195527/http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/117592.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Several women's events debuted at these games, among them the [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 80 metres hurdles|80 meters hurdles]] and [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|javelin throw]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/58121|work=Olympedia|title=80 metres Hurdles, Women|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=October 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029034222/https://www.olympedia.org/results/58121|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/58142|work=Olympedia|title=Javelin Throw, Women|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304181319/https://www.olympedia.org/results/58142|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Babe Didrikson]] won both events and also competed in the [[Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|high jump]] where she was controversially denied gold, leaving her with silver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/58128|title=High Jump, Women|work=Olympedia|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318045819/https://www.olympedia.org/results/58128|url-status=live}}</ref> As women, unlike men, were only allowed to enter a maximum of three events, Didrikson could not compete in the discus throw, long jump, and relay where she would have likely medaled based on her prior results. Had the 200 meters and pentathlon been contested at these games (they debuted in 1964), Didrikson would have won them easily based on her performances prior to the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/10|title=1932 Summer Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907021155/https://www.olympedia.org/editions/10|url-status=live}}</ref>