1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, United States.[2]
| Host city | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
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| Nations | 37 | ||
| Athletes | 1,332 (1,206 men, 126 women) | ||
| Events | 117 in 14 sports (20 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | July 30 | ||
| Closing | August 14 | ||
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| Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||
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U.S. President Herbert Hoover did not attend the games. Despite this snub, the games were thought to be a success because the LA Olympics did not end up in debt.[3]
Los Angeles was the first to provide an athletes' "village".[3]
Participating nations
A total of 37 nations sent athletes to compete at the Los Angeles games.[4]
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
Canada
China- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Greece
Haiti
Hungary
British India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Mexico- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
Jugoslavija
1932 Summer Olympics Media
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted ceremonies, athletics, equestrian and field hockey events.
The Rose Bowl hosted the track cycling events.
1932 Olympics Medals with the traditional Trionfo design.
Smoky 1932 Olympic Village Mascot
Participants (blue = first-time)
Olympische Sommerspiele 1932 — Anzahl der Athleten
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Water polo. This is unofficial sample picture. Images of official Olympic pictograms for 1948 Summer Olympics and all Summer Olympics since 1964 can be found in corresponding Official Reports.
The Coliseum during the opening ceremony
The Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, 1932
Lauri Lehtinen (left) and Ralph Hill finishing the 5000 m race at the 1932 Olympics
Related pages
References
- ↑ International Olympic Committee (September 13, 2013). "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1932 Los Angeles Summer Games" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 21 [6 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were Colombia and the Republic of China
Other websites
Media related to 1932 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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