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 8 February and on Tuesday 9 February 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 112602.09 2 Gillis Grafström 222514.513 3 Montgomery Wilson 332448.324 4 Marcus Nikkanen 442420.128 5 Ernst Baier 652334.835 6 Roger Turner 562297.640 7 J. Lester Madden 872049.652 8 Gail Borden 792110.854 9 Kazuyoshi Oimatsu 1081978.667 10 Walther Langer 9111964.370 11 William Nagle 12101884.877 12 Ryuichi Obitani 11121856.779
Referee: Joel B. Liberman
Judges: Yngvar Bryn Herbert J. Clarke Hans Grünauer Walter Jakobsson J. Cecil McDougall Jenő Minnich Charles M. Rotch
References
External links Official Olympic Report sports-reference