| | Event type
Team Pursuit (4,000 metres), Men
| Date | 2 – 3 August 1932 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California |
| Participants | 20 from 5 countries |
Five teams came to the mark, with the United States’ foursome eliminated in the qualifying round. The semi-finals saw France defeat Great Britain, while Italy easily outrode Canada in the second semi. The final between Italy and France was close for eight laps, but Italy pulled away in the final two laps. This was the fourth consecutive gold medal for Italy in the team pursuit, beginning in 1920. In the bronze medal match, Britain won laughably over Canada.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Qualifying | SF | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |  ITA | 4:52.9 (1) | 5:24.9 (1 h2) | 4:53.0 (1 h1) | Gold | |||||
| Marco Cimatti • Paolo Pedretti • Alberto Ghilardi • Nino Borsari | |||||||||||
| 2 | France |  FRA | 4:54.4 (2) | 4:53.9 (1 h1) | 4:55.7 (2 h1) | Silver | |||||
| Amédée Fournier • René Le Grevès • Henri Mouillefarine • Paul Chocque | |||||||||||
| 3 | Great Britain |  GBR | 4:58.2 (3) | 4:57.4 (2 h1) | 4:56.0 (1 h2) | Bronze | |||||
| Ernest Johnson • Bill Harvell • Frank Southall • Charles Holland | |||||||||||
| 4 | Canada |  CAN | 5:10.4 (4) | 5:34.4 (2 h2) | 6:04.0 (2 h2) | ||||||
| Lew Rush • Glen Robbins • Russ Hunt • Frank Elliott | |||||||||||
| 5 | United States |  USA | 5:17.4 (5) | – | – | ||||||
| Eddie Testa • Red Berti • Harold Ade • Russell Allen | |||||||||||
Qualifying Round
| Date | 2 August 1932 — 19:30 |
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| Format | Top four by time advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | ITA | 4:52.9 | |||||
| Marco Cimatti • Paolo Pedretti • Alberto Ghilardi • Nino Borsari | ||||||||
| 2 | France | FRA | 4:54.4 | |||||
| Amédée Fournier • René Le Grevès • Henri Mouillefarine • Paul Chocque | ||||||||
| 3 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:58.2 | |||||
| Ernest Johnson • Bill Harvell • Frank Southall • Charles Holland | ||||||||
| 4 | Canada | CAN | 5:10.4 | |||||
| Lew Rush • Glen Robbins • Russ Hunt • Frank Elliott | ||||||||
| 5 | United States | USA | 5:17.4 | |||||
| Eddie Testa • Red Berti • Harold Ade • Russell Allen | ||||||||
Semi-Finals
| Date | 2 August 1932 — 19:30 |
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| Format | Winner of each heat advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | FRA | 4:53.9 | |||||
| Amédée Fournier • René Le Grevès • Henri Mouillefarine • Paul Chocque | ||||||||
| 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:57.4 | |||||
| Ernest Johnson • Bill Harvell • Frank Southall • Charles Holland | ||||||||
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | ITA | 5:24.9 | |||||
| Marco Cimatti • Paolo Pedretti • Alberto Ghilardi • Nino Borsari | ||||||||
| 2 | Canada | CAN | 5:34.4 | |||||
| Lew Rush • Glen Robbins • Russ Hunt • Frank Elliott | ||||||||
Final Round
| Date | 3 August 1932 — 19:30 |
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Heat 1/2
| Time | 19:30 |
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| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | ITA | 4:53.0 | |||||
| Marco Cimatti • Paolo Pedretti • Alberto Ghilardi • Nino Borsari | ||||||||
| 2 | France | FRA | 4:55.7 | |||||
| Amédée Fournier • René Le Grevès • Henri Mouillefarine • Paul Chocque | ||||||||
Heat 3/4
| Time | 19:30 |
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| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 4:56.0 | |||||
| Ernest Johnson • Bill Harvell • Frank Southall • Charles Holland | ||||||||
| 2 | Canada | CAN | 6:04.0 | |||||
| Lew Rush • Glen Robbins • Russ Hunt • Frank Elliott | ||||||||