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* The USA won the medal tally with a total of 12 medals (6 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze).
  
* The USA won the medal tally with a total of 12 medals (6 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze).
 
* Seventeen countries participated.
  
* Seventeen countries participated.
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==Events==
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[[File:Olympic Bobsled Run Lake Placid2.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Works Progress Administration|WPA]] poster,<br>advertising the bobsled run|alt=A stylized image shows a four-man bobled running the bobsled track, with an observation tower and spectator viewing area on either side. At the top of the image are the flags of the United States, the Olympic movement, and France, and the bottom of the poster reads, "Olympic Bobsled Run Lake Placid, Up where winter calls to play, Operated by New York State Conservation Dept."]]
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Medals were awarded in 14 events in 5 sports (7 disciplines).
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* [[Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Bobsleigh]]
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* [[Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Figure skating]]
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* [[Ice hockey at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Ice hockey]]
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* [[Nordic skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Nordic skiing]]
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** [[Cross-country skiing at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Cross-country skiing]]
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** [[Nordic combined at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Nordic combined]]
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** [[Ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Ski jumping]]
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* [[Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]]
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===Demonstration sports===
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The Games also included events in three [[demonstration sport]]s.
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* [[Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Curling]]
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* [[Sled dog race at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Sled dog race]]
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* [[Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]] (women)
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These were the last Winter Olympics without [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]], which was added in [[Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics|1936]].
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==Venues==
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{{Main|Venues of the 1932 Winter Olympics}}
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*[[Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex|Intervales Ski-Hill]] - Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping
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*[[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] - Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)
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*[[Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run|Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bob-Run]] - Bobsleigh
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*[[Herb Brooks Arena|Olympic Arena]] - Figure skating, Ice hockey
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*[[James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink|Olympic Stadium]] - Ice hockey, Speed skating
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==Participating nations==
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[[File:File BobsleighrunLP.JPG|thumb|The Olympic Bobsled run from the air]]
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Athletes from 17 nations competed in these Games, down from 25 nations at the previous Games in 1928. [[Argentina]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Mexico]], the [[Netherlands]], and [[Yugoslavia]] did not send athletes to Lake Placid.
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*{{flagIOC|BEL|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|CAN|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|TCH|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|FIN|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|FRA|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|GER|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|GBR|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|HUN|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|ITA|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|JPN|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|NOR|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|POL|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|ROU|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|SWE|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|SUI|1932 Winter}}
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*{{flagIOC|USA|1932 Winter}}
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|}
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==Medal count==
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{{Main|1932 Winter Olympics medal table}}
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{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
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| 1 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1932 Winter}} (host nation) || 6 || 4 || 2 || 12
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|-
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| 2 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1932 Winter}} || 3 || 4 || 3 || 10
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|-
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| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1932 Winter}} || 1 || 1 || 5 || 7
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|-
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| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1932 Winter}} || 1 || 2 || 0 || 3
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|-
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| 5 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1932 Winter}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3
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|-
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| 6 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1932 Winter}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2
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|-
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| 7 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1932 Winter}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
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|-
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| 8 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SUI|1932 Winter}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
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|-
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| 9 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1932 Winter}} || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2
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|-
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| 10 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1932 Winter}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
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|}
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==References==
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*{{IOC games|games=1932 Winter Olympics }}
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*{{IOC medals|games=1932 Winter Olympics }}
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*[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932w.pdf ''III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932'', 1932] The official report.
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==External links==
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*{{IOC games|games=1932 Winter Olympics }}
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* [http://www.orda.org Lake Placid Olympic Authority]
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* [http://www.marcolympics.org/jeux/1932/winter/index.php The program of the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics]
   
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The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It was the 1st Winter Olympics held in the United States.

Highlights

  • The Games were opened by New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States later the same year.
  • Irving Jaffee won the 5,000 m (3.1 mi.) and the 10,000 m (6.2 mi.) speedskating gold medals, beating previous champion and world record holder Ivar Ballangrud in the 10,000 m by 4.5 m (5 yards), mainly because the favorites were unaccustomed to the common start.
  • The USA won the medal tally with a total of 12 medals (6 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze).
  • Seventeen countries participated.

Events

A stylized image shows a four-man bobled running the bobsled track, with an observation tower and spectator viewing area on either side

A WPA poster,
advertising the bobsled run

Medals were awarded in 14 events in 5 sports (7 disciplines).

  • Bobsleigh
  • Figure skating
  • Ice hockey
  • Nordic skiing
    • Cross-country skiing
    • Nordic combined
    • Ski jumping
  • Speed skating

Demonstration sports

The Games also included events in three demonstration sports.

  • Curling
  • Sled dog race
  • Speed skating (women)

These were the last Winter Olympics without Alpine skiing, which was added in 1936.

Venues

Main article: Venues of the 1932 Winter Olympics
  • Intervales Ski-Hill - Nordic combined (ski jumping), Ski jumping
  • Lake Placid - Cross-country skiing, Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)
  • Mt. Van Hoevenberg Bob-Run - Bobsleigh
  • Olympic Arena - Figure skating, Ice hockey
  • Olympic Stadium - Ice hockey, Speed skating

Participating nations

File BobsleighrunLP

The Olympic Bobsled run from the air

Athletes from 17 nations competed in these Games, down from 25 nations at the previous Games in 1928. Argentina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia did not send athletes to Lake Placid.

  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUT|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias AUT at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias BEL|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias BEL]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias BEL at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias BEL]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias CAN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias CAN at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias TCH|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias TCH]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias TCH at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias TCH]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FIN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias FIN at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FRA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias FRA at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias GER at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GBR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias GBR at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GBR]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias HUN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias HUN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias HUN at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias HUN]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ITA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias ITA at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ITA]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias JPN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias JPN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias JPN at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias JPN]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NOR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NOR at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias POL|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias POL]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias POL at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias POL]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias ROU|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias ROU]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias ROU at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ROU]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SUI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SUI at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]]
  • [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]]

Medal count

Main article: 1932 Winter Olympics medal table
1 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias USA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias USA at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias USA]] (host nation) 6 4 2 12
2 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias NOR|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias NOR at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias NOR]] 3 4 3 10
3 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias CAN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias CAN at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias CAN]] 1 1 5 7
4 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SWE|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SWE at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SWE]] 1 2 0 3
5 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FIN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias FIN at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FIN]] 1 1 1 3
6 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias AUT|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias AUT at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias AUT]] 1 1 0 2
7 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias FRA|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias FRA at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias FRA]] 1 0 0 1
8 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias SUI|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias SUI at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias SUI]] 0 1 0 1
9 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias GER|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias GER at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias GER]] 0 0 2 2
10 [[File:Template:Country flag IOC alias HUN|22x20px|border|Template:Country IOC alias HUN]] [[wikipedia:Template:Country IOC alias HUN at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias HUN]] 0 0 1 1

References

External links

Preceded by
Amsterdam 1928 		Olympics
1932 		Succeeded by
Los Angeles 1932
Preceded by
St. Moritz 1928 		Winter Olympics
1932 		Succeeded by
Garmish-Partenkirchen 1936
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