Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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Athletics
Boxing
Cycling
Seven cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1932.
- Individual road race
- Frank Southall
- Charles Holland
- Stanley Butler
- William Harvell
- Team road race
- Frank Southall
- Charles Holland
- Stanley Butler
- Sprint
- Ernest Chambers
- Time trial
- William Harvell
- Tandem
- Ernest Chambers
- Stanley Chambers
- Team pursuit
- Ernest Johnson
- William Harvell
- Frank Southall
- Charles Holland
Fencing
Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Great Britain in 1932.
- Men's foil
- John Emrys Lloyd - 6th
- Women's foil
- Judy Guinness - 2nd
- Peggy Butler - 10th
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1932.
- Percy Legard
- Vernon Barlow
- Jeffrey MacDougall
Rowing
- Single scull - Dick Southwood - Fourth
- Coxless pair - Lewis Clive, Hugh Edwards - Gold
- Coxless four - John Badcock, Jack Beresford, Hugh Edwards, and Rowland George - Gold
- Eight - Tom Askwith, D Haig-Thomas, C J S Sergel, D H E McCowen, K M Payne, H R N Rickett, W A T Sambell, L Luxton, J M Ranking - Fourth
Sailing
Swimming
Wrestling
Art competitions
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