Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Individual		men		ladies
Pairs		mixed

The men's individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 as well as at the Winter Games in 1924 and 1928. The competition was held on Monday February 8 and on Tuesday February 9, 1932.

Twelve figure skaters from eight nations competed.

Results

After three consecutive wins Gillis Grafström finished in second place; making him the most successful Olympic figure skater ever. The Austrian Karl Schäfer was able to beat the Swedish champion and went on to defend his title in 1936.

Rank	Name	Nation	CF	FS	Total points	Places
1	Karl Schäfer	Austria	1	1	2602.0	9
2	Gillis Grafström	Sweden	2	2	2514.5	13
3	Montgomery Wilson	23x15px Canada	3	3	2448.3	24
4	Marcus Nikkanen	Finland	4	4	2420.1	28
5	Ernst Baier	Germany	6	5	2334.8	35
6	Roger Turner	United States	5	6	2297.6	40
7	J. Lester Madden	United States	8	7	2049.6	52
8	Gail Borden	United States	7	9	2110.8	54
9	Kazuyoshi Oimatsu	Japan	10	8	1978.6	67
10	Walter Langer	Czechoslovakia	9	11	1964.3	70
11	William Nagle	United States	12	10	1884.8	77
12	Ryuichi Obitani	Japan	11	12	1856.7	79