Games of the X Olympiad
Host city	Los Angeles, California, USA
Nations participating	37
Athletes participating	1,332 (1,206 men, 126 women)
Events	116 in 14 sports
Opening ceremony	July 30
Closing ceremony	August 14
Officially opened by	Charles Curtis
Athlete's Oath	George Calnan
Stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, were celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Charles Curtis (January 25 1860 – February 8 1936 was a Representative and a Senator from Kansas as well as the thirty-first Vice President of The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. George Charles Calnan ( January 18, 1900 - April 4, 1933) was a United States Navy officer who also competed for the United States The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations and athletes were unable to pay for the trip to Los Angeles. Fewer than half the number of participants from the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam competed in 1932. The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west US President Herbert Hoover did not attend the Games, becoming the first sitting head of government to not appear at an Olympics hosted in that country. Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 ^[1]

The organizing committee put no record of the finances of the Games in their report, though contemporary newspapers reported the Games had made a profit of US$1,000,000. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[1]

Contents 1 Highlights 2 Trivia 3 Medals awarded 3.1 Demonstration sports 4 Participating nations 5 Medal count 6 References 7 External links

Highlights

• An Olympic Village was built for the first time, in the Baldwin Hills, occupied by the male athletes. Frequently an Olympic Village is built within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city This article is about the district in Los Angeles For the BET reality TV show see Baldwin Hills (TV series. ^[2] Female athletes were housed at the Chapman Park Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard. Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west Arterial roads in Los Angeles, California, United States.
• The first use of a victory podium. ^[3]
• The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was known in 1932 as Olympic Stadium. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition
• Tenth Street, a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, was renamed Olympic Boulevard in honor of the Games. Olympic Boulevard may mean Olympic Boulevard (Los Angeles a major arterial in Los Angeles.
• Babe Didrikson won two gold medals in the javelin and the hurdles event, and competed in a jump-off for a third in the high jump. Mildred Ella ("Babe" Didrikson Zaharias ( June 26, 1911 &ndash September 27, 1956) was an American athlete named The javelin throw is a Track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a Spear -like object made of metal fiberglass Her technique in the jump-off was ruled illegal, leaving Didrikson with second place.
• In field hockey, only three nations took part. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick The host nation lost both matches, 1-24 to India and 2-9 to Japan, but still won a bronze medal. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• Poland's Stanisława Walasiewicz won the gold medal in the women's 100 meters; she would also win the silver medal in the event four years later. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Stanisława Walasiewicz (also known as Stanisława Walasiewiczówna and Stella Walsh) ( April 3, 1911 &ndash December 4, 1980 After her death in 1980, it was discovered that she was intersex and would have been ineligible to participate. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Intersexuality is the state of a living thing of a gonochoristic species whose Sex chromosomes, Genitalia, and/or Secondary sex characteristics
• Finnish star Paavo Nurmi was barred from competing in the Olympics for being a professional. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( ( 13 June 1897 &ndash 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner.
• Eddie Tolan won both the 100 m and 200 m sprint events. Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan ( September 29, 1908 &ndash January 30/31 1967 was an American athlete and sprinter and
• Helene Madison won three gold medals in swimming, while the Japanese upset the men's events and took all but one title. Helene Madison ( June 19, 1913 &ndash November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• Takeichi Nishi (Baron Nishi) was the gold medalist with his horse Uranus in the equestrian show jumping individual event. Takeichi 2nd Baron Nishi ( ( July 12 1902 - March 22 1945 (? was a Japanese Imperial Army officer equestrian Show The Equestrian Events at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games included Dressage (team and individual medals Eventing (team and individual medals Nishi's gold medal is Japan's only gold medal in the equestrian event to this day. Nishi would later die in 1945 as an officer stationed in the defense of the island of Iwo Jima, and as such is a main character in Clint Eastwood's film, Letters from Iwo Jima. The Battle of Iwo Jima ( February 19, 1945 &ndash March 26, 1945) was the United States capture of the island of Iwo Jima Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. is a 2006 War film directed by Clint Eastwood whose cast includes Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya.
• Jim Thorpe took part in the games as a press reporter. Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk: Wa-Tho-Huk) (28 May 1888 – 28 March 1953 was an American athlete

Trivia

• Only 24 members of Brazil's Olympic team of 69 competed. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Brazil was so poor from the Great Depression that the only way they could get the team to Los Angeles was to put them on a barge with 25 tons of coffee to sell to ports on the way. They only managed to sell $24 worth of coffee and the United States required a $1 head tax per person entering the country. Their last hope of getting the whole team ashore rested on the Brazilian consulate in San Francisco, who sent out a courier with a check written out for the equivalent of US$45, but by the time the courier arrived in L. A. , the Brazilian reis devalued so much that the check was only worth $17; the check bounced.

• The Grand Olympic Auditorium (which hosted boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling) was the largest indoor arena in the United States at the time, seating 15,300. The Grand Olympic Auditorium is the former name of a sports venue in Los Angeles California, United States. The arena, built in the mid-1920s, was not used for the 1984 Summer Olympics; instead the Sports Arena was used for boxing and other venues were used for weightlifting and wrestling.

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Athletics Boxing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Gymnastics Hockey

Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Demonstration sports

• American Football
• Lacrosse

Participating nations

A total of 37 nations were represented at the 1932 Games. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested 23 for men and 6 for women These are the results of the Boxing competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Cycling competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of two road cycling events and four Track cycling At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four Diving events were organized two for men and two for women The Equestrian Events at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games included Dressage (team and individual medals Eventing (team and individual medals At the 1932 Summer Olympics, seven Fencing events were contested At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 11 events in Gymnastics were contested all for men only Final results for the Hockey Competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics: Medal summary The Modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics Events Individual competition Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics featured 7 events for men only At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four events in Sailing were contested When shooting was reintroduced at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the extent of the competitions was far from those in the previous At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 11 Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Final results for the Water polo tournament at the 1932 Summer Olympics: Medal summary Results The Weightlifting competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of five weight classes all for men only At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 Wrestling events were contested for all men Lacrosse was a Demonstration sport at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Colombia and the Republic of China (with a single athlete) made their first appearance at the Olympic Games. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Republic of China(1) Colombia Czechoslovakia Denmark Estonia Finland France

Germany Great Britain Greece Haiti Hungary India Ireland Italy Japan Latvia Mexico Netherlands

New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland United States Uruguay Yugoslavia

Medal count

Main article: 1932 Summer Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games. Argentina competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Australia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Austria competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Belgium competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Brazil competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Canada competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. China as the Republic of China, competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Colombia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States Czechoslovakia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Denmark competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Estonia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Finland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. France competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Germany competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles California Greece competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Haiti competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Hungary competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. India competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Ireland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Italy competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Japan competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Two athletes from Latvia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Mexico competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The Netherlands competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. New Zealand competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Norway competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The Philippines competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Poland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Portugal competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. South Africa competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Spain competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Sweden competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Switzerland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The United States was the host nation for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles California. Uruguay competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Just one athlete from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (host nation)	41	32	30	103
2	Italy	12	12	12	36
3	France	10	5	4	19
4	Sweden	9	5	9	23
5	Japan	7	7	4	18
6	Hungary	6	4	5	15
7	Finland	5	8	12	25
8	Great Britain	4	7	5	16
9	Germany	3	12	5	20
10	Australia	3	1	1	5

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Zarnowski, C. The United States was the host nation for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles California. Italy competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. France competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Sweden competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Japan competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Hungary competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Finland competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles California Germany competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Australia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Frank (Summer 1992). "A Look at Olympic Costs". Citius, Altius, Fortius 1 (1): 16-32.  
2. ^ 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Athlete's Village in the Baldwin Hills, Accessed November 12, 2007.
3. ^ Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, National Landmarks Program, National Park Service, Accessed November 12, 2007.

External links

• IOC Site on 1932 Summer Olympics
• Link to 1932 Olympic Logo

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