1932 Summer Olympics

The Games of the X Olympiad were held in 1932 in Los Angeles, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics.

Games of the X Olympiad
Nations participating	37
Athletes participating	1,408 (1,281 men, 127 women)
Events	116 in 14 sports
Opening ceremonies	July 30, 1932
Closing ceremonies	August 14, 1932
Officially opened by	Charles Curtis
Athlete's Oath	George Calnan
Judge's Oath:	-
Olympic Torch	-

Table of contents

1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References 4.1 Internal links 4.2 External links 4.3 Bibliography

Highlights

• Held during a worldwide economic crisis, many nations or athletes were unable to pay the trip to Los Angeles, and less than half of the number of participants from Amsterdam showed up.
• An Olympic Village was built for the first time, occupied by the male athletes.
• Babe Didrikson wins two gold medals in the javelin throw and the hurdles event, and only loses a third in the high jump because her jumping technique is ruled inferior and is placed second.
• In field hockey, only three nations take part. The host nation loses 1-24 to India and 2-9 to Japan but wins a bronze medal anyway.
• Finnish star Paavo Nurmi is barred from competing in the Olympic for being a professional.
• Eddie Tolan wins both the 100 and 200 m sprint events.
• Helene Madison wins three gold medals in swimming, while the Japanese upset the men's events and take all but one title.

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

• Athletics
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Diving
• Equestrianism
• Fencing
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Modern Pentathlon
• Rowing
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Water Polo
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling
• Yachting

Medal count

Pos

Country

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

References

Internal links

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Site on 1932 Summer Olympics

Bibliography

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