Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1932 Summer Olympics took place on August 2 and August 3 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.Results
Heats
Seven heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the Quarterfinal Round.
Heat one
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Erich Borchmeyer | | 22.1 | |
| 2 | Takayoshi Yoshioka | | 22.3 | |
| 3 | Stanley Engelhart | | | |
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Willie Walters | | 21.9 | |
| 2 | Eddie Tolan | | 22.0 | |
| 3 | Stanley Fuller | | 22.4 | |
| 4 | Enrique Sánchez | | 22.8 | |
Heat Three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Harold Wright | | 22.8 | |
| 2 | Ralph Metcalfe | | 22.9 | |
| 3 | Stuart Black | | 23.1 | |
| 4 | Liu Changchun |  China | 23.4 | |
Heat Four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Itaro Nakajima | | 22.2 | |
| 2 | Fritz Hendrix | | 22.9 | |
Heat Five
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Roberto Genta | | 25.3 | |
| 2 | Chris Berger | | 26.1 | |
| 3 | George Simpson | | 29.0 | |
Heat Six
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Arthur Jonath | | 21.9 | |
| 2 | Allan Elliot | | 22.2 | |
| 3 | Carlos Bianchi | | 22.3 | |
| 4 | Andrej Engel | | 22.3 | |
| 5 | Everardo Múzquiz | | 23.0 | |
Heat Seven
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Bert Pearson | | 22.3 | |
| 2 | Danie Joubert | | 22.3 | |
| 3 | Teiichi Nishi | | 22.4 | |
| 4 | Ronald Vernieux | | 22.8 | |
Quarterfinals
Four heats were held; the three fastest runners in each heat advanced to the Semifinal Round.
Heat One
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ralph Metcalfe | | 21.5 | OR |
| 2 | Willie Walters | | 21.5 | |
| 3 | Erich Borchmeyer | | 21.6 | |
| 4 | Itaro Nakajima | | 21.9 | |
| 5 | Chris Berger | | 22.0 | |
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Eddie Tolan | | 21.5 | =OR |
| 2 | Bert Pearson | | 21.7 | |
| 3 | Roberto Genta | | 21.8 | |
| 4 | Fritz Hendrix | | 21.9 | |
| 5 | Stanley Fuller | | 22.0 | |
Heat Three
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Carlos Bianchi | | 21.4 | OR |
| 2 | George Simpson | | 21.5 | |
| 3 | Danie Joubert | | 21.7 | |
| 4 | Takayoshi Yoshioka | | 21.8 | |
| 5 | Stuart Black | | 22.0 | |
Heat Four
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Arthur Jonath | | 21.4 | |
| 2 | Harold Wright | | 21.7 | |
| 3 | Allan Elliot | | 21.8 | |
| 4 | Stanley Engelhart | | 21.9 | |
| 5 | Teiichi Nishi | | 22.1 | |
Semifinals
Two heats were held; the fastest three runners advanced to the Final Round.
Heat One
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ralph Metcalfe | | 21.5 | |
| 2 | George Simpson | | 21.5 | |
| 3 | Carlos Bianchi | | 21.6 | |
| 4 | Danie Joubert | | 21.7 | |
| 5 | Erich Borchmeyer | | 21.8 | |
| 6 | Bert Pearson | | 21.9 | |
Heat Two
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Arthur Jonath | | 21.5 | |
| 2 | Willie Walters | | 21.7 | |
| 3 | Eddie Tolan | | 21.7 | |
| 4 | Harold Wright | | 21.8 | |
| 5 | Allan Elliot | | 21.9 | |
| 6 | Roberto Genta | | 22.0 | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Eddie Tolan | | 21.12 | OR |
| George Simpson | | 21.4 | |
| Ralph Metcalfe | | 21.5 | |
| 4 | Arthur Jonath | | 21.5 | |
| 5 | Carlos Bianchi | | 21.6 | |
| 6 | Willie Walters | | 21.9 | |
Key: OR = Olympic record
