The 1932 Summer Olympics, referred to by the International Olympic Committee as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 30 through August 14, 1932.
A total of individual athletes won medals. Athletes from the United States were the most successful, winning 103 medals during the games, 41 of which were gold. Italy and Finland, won the second and third most medals, with 36 and 25 respectively. France finished third in the gold medal count (behind Italy and the United States) having achieved 10 golds in their haul of 19 medals.
Medals were awarded in a total of 116 events across 16 sports. In addition, American football and lacrosse were held as demonstration events.
See main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Men's 100m | ||||
Men's 200m | ||||
Men's 400m | ||||
Men's 800m | ||||
Men's 1500m | ||||
Men's 5000m | ||||
Men's 10000m | ||||
Men's 110m hurdles | ||||
Men's 400m hurdles | ||||
Men's 3000m steeplechase | ||||
Men's 4 × 100 m relay | Bob Kiesel Hector Dyer Emmett Toppino Frank Wykoff | Friedrich Hendrix Erich Borchmeyer Arthur Jonath Helmut Körnig | Giuseppe Castelli Gabriele Salviati Ruggero Maregatti Edgardo Toetti | |
Men's 4 × 400 m relay | Ivan Fuqua Ed Ablowich Karl Warner Bill Carr | Crew Stoneley Tommy Hampson David Burghley Godfrey Rampling | James Ball Ray Lewis Phil Edwards Alex Wilson | |
Men's 50 km walk | ||||
Men's marathon | ||||
Men's long jump | ||||
Men's triple jump | ||||
Men's high jump | ||||
Men's pole vault | ||||
Men's shot put | ||||
Men's discus throw | ||||
Men's hammer throw | ||||
Men's javelin throw | ||||
Men's decathlon | ||||
Women's 100m | * | |||
Women's 4 × 100 m relay | Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch Annette Rogers Wilhelmina von Bremen | Mary Frizzell Mildred Fizzell Lillian Palmer Hilda Strike | Nellie Halstead Eileen Hiscock Gwendoline Porter Violet Webb | |
Women's 80m hurdles | ||||
Women's high jump | ||||
Women's discus throw | ||||
Women's javelin throw |
See main article: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Flyweight (-50.8 kg / 112 lb) | ||||
Bantamweight (-53.5 kg / 118 lb) | ||||
Featherweight (-57.2 kg / 126 lb) | ||||
Lightweight (-61.2 kg / 135 lb) | ||||
Welterweight (-66.7 kg / 147 lb) | ||||
Middleweight (-72.6 kg / 160 lb) | ||||
Light heavyweight (-79.4 kg / 175 lb) | ||||
Heavyweight (over 79.4 kg/175 lb) |
See main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Men
3 metre springboard | ||||
10 metre platform |
Women
3 metre springboard | ||||
10 metre platform |
See main article: Equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Individual dressage | |||
Team dressage | Xavier Lesage and Taine Charles Marion and Linon André Jousseaume and Sorelta | Bertil Sandström and Kreta Thomas Byström and Gulliver Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. and Ingo | Hiram Tuttle and Olympic Isaac Kitts and American Lady Alvin Moore and Water Pat |
Individual eventing | |||
Team eventing | Earl Foster Thomson and Jenny Camp Harry Chamberlin and Pleasant Smiles Edwin Argo and Honolulu Tomboy | Charles Pahud de Mortanges and Marcroix Karel Schummelketel and Duiveltje Aernout van Lennep and Henk | No Bronze awarded |
Individual jumping | |||
See main article: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Snowbird | ||||||
Star | Jupiter Gilbert Gray Andrew Libano | Joy George Colin Ratsey Peter Jaffe | Swedisk Star Gunnar Asther Daniel Sundén-Cullberg | |||
6 metre | valign=top | Bissbi Tore Holm Martin Hindorff Olle Åkerlund Åke Bergqvist | valign=top | Gallant Robert Carlson Temple Ashbrook Frederic Conant Charles Smith Donald Wills Douglas, Jr. Emmett Davis | valign=top | Caprice Philip Rogers Gerald Wilson Gardner Boultbee Kenneth Glass |
8 metre | valign=top | Angelita John Biby William Cooper Carl Dorsey Owen Churchill Robert Sutton Pierpont Davis Alan Morgan Alphonse Burnand Thomas Webster John Huettner Richard Moore Kenneth Carey | valign=top | Santa Maria Ernest Cribb Harry Jones Peter Gordon Hubert Wallace Ronald Maitland George Gyles | none awarded |
See main article: Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
25 metre rapid fire pistol | ||||
50 metre rifle prone |
See main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Men
100 m freestyle | ||||
400 m freestyle | ||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||
100 m backstroke | ||||
200 m breaststroke | ||||
freestyle relay | Yasuji Miyazaki Hisakichi Toyoda Takashi Yokoyama Masanori Yusa | Frank Booth George Fissler Maiola Kalili Manuella Kalili | István Bárány László Szabados András Székely András Wanié |
Women
100 m freestyle | ||||
400 m freestyle | ||||
100 m backstroke | ||||
200 m breaststroke | ||||
freestyle relay | Helen Johns Helene Madison Josephine McKim Eleanor Saville | Corrie Laddé Willy den Ouden Puck Oversloot Maria Vierdag | Joyce Cooper Valerie Davies Edna Hughes Helen Varcoe |
See main article: Water polo at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Featherweight –60 kg | ||||
Lightweight –67.5 kg | ||||
Middleweight –75 kg | ||||
Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg | ||||
Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
See main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Bantamweight (- 56 kg) | ||||
Featherweight (- 61 kg) | ||||
Lightweight (- 66 kg) | ||||
Welterweight (- 72 kg) | ||||
Middleweight (- 79 kg) | ||||
Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) | ||||
Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Bantamweight (- 56 kg) | ||||
Featherweight (- 61 kg) | ||||
Lightweight (- 66 kg) | ||||
Welterweight (- 72 kg) | ||||
Middleweight (- 79 kg) | ||||
Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) | ||||
Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Athletes who won multiple medals during the 1932 Winter Olympics are listed below.