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1932 Summer Olympics

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, United States.[2]

Games of the X Olympiad
Host cityLos Angeles, California, United States
Nations37
Athletes1,332 (1,206 men, 126 women)
Events117 in 14 sports (20 disciplines)
OpeningJuly 30
ClosingAugust 14
Opened by
Vice President Charles Curtis[1]
StadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Summer
← Amsterdam 1928 Berlin 1936 →
Winter
← Lake Placid 1932 Garmisch 1936 →
File:Baron Nishi at LA.jpg
Takeichi Nishi became notable when he won an equestrian gold medal at the 1932 games

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]

1932 Summer Olympics Media

  • The Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, 1932 - photographer unknown.jpg

    The Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, 1932

  • Lauri Lehtinen and Ralph Hill 1932.jpg

    Lauri Lehtinen (left) and Ralph Hill finishing the 5000 m race at the 1932 Olympics

  • Takeichi Nishi.jpg

    Takeichi Nishi with Olympic steed, Uranus

  • Rosebowl.JPG

    The Rose Bowl hosted the track cycling events for the 1932 Summer Olympics

  • 1932 Summer Olympic games countries.png

    Participants (blue = first-time)

  • 1932 Summer olympics team numbers.png

    Olympische Sommerspiele 1932 — Anzahl der Athleten

  • General view of Los Angeles Olympic Stadium on the opening day of the Games of the Xth Olympiad, while contenders from all nations take the Olympic Athlete's Oath.jpg

    The Coliseum during the opening ceremony

Related pages

References

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Countries at the 1932 Olympics
  1. ↑ 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. 
  2. ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1932 Los Angeles Summer Games" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were Colombia and the Republic of China

Other websites

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