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* Seventeen countries participated.
  
* Seventeen countries participated.
 
==Events==
  
==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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[[File:Olympic Bobsled Run Lake Placid2.jpg|thumb|right|A 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."]]
   
 
Medals were awarded in 14 events in 5 sports (7 disciplines).
  
Medals were awarded in 14 events in 5 sports (7 disciplines).
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* [[Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics|Speed skating]] (women)
  
* [[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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These were the last Winter Olympics without [[Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics|Alpine skiing]], which was added in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936|1936]].
   
 
==Venues==
  
==Venues==
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==Participating nations==
  
==Participating nations==
 
[[File:File BobsleighrunLP.JPG|thumb|The Olympic Bobsled run from the air]]
  
[[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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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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{{Main|1932 Winter Olympics medal table}}
  
{{Main|1932 Winter Olympics medal table}}
 
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| 3 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1932 Winter}} || 1 || 1 || 5 || 7
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| 4 ||align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1932 Winter}} || 1 || 2 || 0 || 3
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{{Succession box| title=Winter Olympics| before= [[St. Moritz 1928]]| years=1932| after=[[Garmish-Partenkirchen 1936]]}}
  
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[[Category:Winter Olympic Games]]
  
[[Category:Winter Olympic Games]]

Revision as of 21:05, 13 February 2014

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.

Medal count

Main article: 1932 Winter Olympics medal table
1 United States (host nation) 6 4 2 12
2 Norway 3 4 3 10
3 Canada 1 1 5 7
4 Sweden 1 2 0 3
5 Finland 1 1 1 3
6 Austria 1 1 0 2
7 France 1 0 0 1
8 Switzerland 0 1 0 1
9 Germany 0 0 2 2
10 Hungary 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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