The men's marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 7. It started and finished at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Twenty-eight athletes from 14 nations competed. The 1930 Olympic Congress in Berlin had reduced the limit from 6 athletes per NOC to 3 athletes. The event was won by Juan Carlos Zabala of Argentina, the nation's first Olympic marathon medal. Great Britain also earned its first Olympic marathon medal with Sam Ferris's silver, while Finland made the marathon podium for a fourth consecutive Games as Armas Toivonen won bronze. Men's marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles — the final on August 7, 1932. 🥇 Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG) · 🥈 Sam Ferris · 🥉 Armas Toivonen Wiki link