1932 Winter Olympics

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 →

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.

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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  Participating nations map.

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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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