1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games started on February 4 1932. The 1932 Winter Olympic Games were going to be in Big Pines, California, but because of poor snow conditions, the games were moved to Lake Placid.

III Olympic Winter Games

Host city	Lake Placid, New York, United States
Nations	17
Athletes	252 (231 men, 21 women)
Events	14 in 4 sports (7 disciplines)
Opening	February 4
Closing	February 13
Opened by	Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stadium	Olympic Stadium Lake Placid
Winter
← St. Moritz 1928 Garmisch 1936 →
Summer
← Amsterdam 1928 Los Angeles 1932 →

1932 Winter Olympics Media

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  A WPA poster,advertising the bobsled run

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  The Olympic Bobsled run from the air

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  III Olympic Winter Games U.S. commemorative stamp (1932)

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  Finnish skiers: Valmari Toikka, Veli Saarinen, Väinö Liikkanen and Martti Lappalainen

Other websites

• IOC page for the 1932 Winter Olympics

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