1932 Summer Olympics
Games of the X Olympiad, in Los Angeles, USA
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
changeA total of 37 nations sent athletes to compete at the Los Angeles games.[4]
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- China
- Colombia
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Haiti
- Hungary
- British India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Latvia
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United States
- Uruguay
- Jugoslavija
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. September 13, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. 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
changeMedia related to 1932 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons