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 | - |
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:
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Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1932 Summer Olympics medal count)
| 1932 Summer Olympics medal count | 
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| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  United States of America
| 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 |
See also
External link
- IOC Site on 1932 Summer Olympics (http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1932)
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| *The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC. |
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