1932 Summer Olympics

Multi-sport event in Los Angeles, California, US October 2013 September 2022 1932 Summer Olympics 1932 Summer Olympics.png Emblem of the 1932 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, United States Citius, Altius, Fortius (en Swifter, Higher, Stronger.) 37 1,332 (1,206 men, 126 women) 117 in 14 sports (20 disciplines) July 30, 1932 August 14, 1932 Vice President Charles CurtisFactsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad 25 June 2024 https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf live International Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20240727061316/https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Factsheets/The-opening-ceremony-of-the-Games-of-the-Olympiad.pdf Table A: Heads of State or their representative who have declared the Games of the Olympiad open Los Angeles 1932 Vice-President Charles Curtis 27 July 2024 22 December 2018 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Amsterdam 1928 Berlin 1936 Lake Placid 1932 Garmisch 1936 The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held during the worldwide Great Depression, with some nations not traveling to Los Angeles as a result; 37 countries competed, compared to the 46 at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam,Nations competing at the Amsterdam Olympics but not the 1932 Los Angeles Games were Bulgaria, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Panama, Rhodesia, Romania and Turkey. and even then-U.S. President Herbert Hoover did not attend the Games.Zarnowski Hoover, who also skipped the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, was the second U.S. president to miss a Games in the United States held during his term. The first was President Theodore Roosevelt, who decided not to attend the 1904 Summer Olympics, held in St. Louis, Missouri, because St. Louis mayor David R. Francis declined to let Roosevelt help officiate. Zarnowski C. Frank Summer 1992 A Look at Olympic Costs Citius, Altius, Fortius 1 1 16–32 http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n1/JOHv1n1f.pdf March 24, 2007 May 28, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080528012143/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv1n1/JOHv1n1f.pdf Emmitsburg, Maryland USA dead The organizing committee was led by William May Garland, a local sports enthusiast and real estate developer. Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics for the third time in 2028, becoming the third city in the world—following London and Paris—to do so.David Wharton https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-la-olympics-approved-20170913-story.html L.A. officially awarded 2028 Olympic Games Los Angeles Times September 13, 2017 September 13, 2017 Host city selection Los Angeles bid for the 1932 Summer Olympics The selection of the host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics was made at the 23rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, in 1923. Remarkably, the selection process consisted of a single bid, from Los Angeles's Olympic bid Committee led by William May Garland, and as there were no bids from any other city, Los Angeles was selected by default to host the 1932 Games.April 10, 1923 Los Angeles gets Olympics of 1932 https://archive.org/details/sim_new-york-times_1923-04-10_72_23817/page/n16 The New York Times 17 Internet Archive 72 23817 Development and preparations Budget Los Angeles was awarded the games on April 9, 1923. William May Garland led the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG), officially titled the "Xth Olympiad Committee" with a staff of 70 employees. The Games were originally heavily backed by local corporate interests and L.A. business elites. They were primarily underwritten by a USA 1 m USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no state bond act, the “California Olympic Bond Act of 1927″. Later approved as "Proposition 2" by CA voters with 73% of the vote in 1928. The OCOG raised funds from various sources. 1,247,580 million event tickets sold, 42.4% of venues capacity bringing in USA 1.483.536 m USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no. A total of 331,518 programs were sold at ten cents each, bringing in over USA 33.152 k USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no. The OCOG received a share of venue concessions run by a local firm at each venue bringing in sales revenue. The OCOG charged USA 2 h USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no a day for male athletes and coaches to stay at the Olympic Village.https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_2,_Olympiad_Bond_Measure_(1928) California Proposition 2, Olympiad Bond Measure (1928) Ballotpedia Lastly, corporate sponsors like, Omega, Helms Bakery and Coca-Cola provided a revenue source. Most venues were rented out or leased at no cost to the OCOG. The OCOG paid for the dredging of Alamitos Bay in Long Beach for rowing events. They paid for the Olympic Village, a pool for swimming events and paid for temporary stands at city parks and golf courses used.https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/a-boosters-dream-come-true-l-a-and-the-1932-olympics L.A.'s 1932 Olympics Put the City on a World Stage July 14, 2021 PBS SoCal Including concessions, post-games equipment sales and the bond, estimates of earnings have been placed as high as USA 2.7 m USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no. The OCOG did not report the financial details of the Games, although contemporary newspapers stated that the Games had made a profit of USA 1 m USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no at closing ceremony.Zarnowskihttps://www.thesportsexaminer.com/lane-one-the-story-of-the-first-olympic-organizing-committee-surplus-in-history-the-xth-olympiad-committee-in-1932/ LANE ONE: The story of the first Olympic organizing committee surplus in history, by the Xth Olympiad Committee in 1932 Rich Perelman July 29, 2025 Security Los Angeles Police (LAPD) Chief Roy E. Steckel and the four other committee members deployed 650 police officers dedicated to traffic control every day of the Games. The Chief ordered police officers to work 12-hour days and to postpone vacations. 150 university students assisted the police as traffic officers. The L.A.P.D. employed 800 duly sworn police officers. According to the L.A.P.D.'s official site, crime was very low during the Olympics.The LAPD: 1926-1950 http://www.lapdonline.org/history_of_the_lapd/content_basic_view/1109 Los Angeles Police Department August 15, 2011 Transportation Automobiles were the primary method of transportation. The DeSoto Six Sedan, a part of General Motors was named the official car of the Olympic Village. A five-member traffic committee was organized by the OCOG with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and traffic management experts. Athletes were transported in sixty eight bus carriages to competition venues and the Olympic Village in Baldwin Hills.https://metroprimaryresources.info/80-years-ago-this-week-los-angeles-welcomes-and-transports-the-world-to-the-1932-summer-olympics/4156/ 80 Years Ago This Week: Los Angeles Welcomes (And Transports) The World To The 1932 Summer Olympics July 26, 2012 Police escorts were provided by LAPD. The OCOG urged attendees to use the red car trolleys to avoid congestion at venues, the Pacific Electric trolleys were the largest rail network in the world at the turn of the century.https://www.thereallosangelestours.com/the-la-olympics-1932-1984-and-2028/ The LA Olympics: 1932, 1984 & 2028 | The Los Angeles Lowdown November 21, 2024Today in History - July 30 Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-30/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180810073742/https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-30/ 2026-08-14 2018-08-10 Venues thumb|right|200px|The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted ceremonies, athletics, equestrian and field hockey events. thumb|The Rose Bowl hosted the track cycling events. Fifteen sports venues were used for the 1932 Summer Olympics. In order to control costs in the wake of the Great Depression, existing venues were used. They included two golf courses, two city parks, three public highways, and a city road. The Swimming Stadium was the only new venue constructed for these games. The Rose Bowl, constructed in 1921, was made into a temporary velodrome for track cycling events under the auspices of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).History of the Rose Bowl Stadium. https://web.archive.org/web/20101015060712/http://www.rosebowlstadium.com/RoseBowl_history.php October 15, 2010 Accessed 13 October 2010. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, constructed in 1923, was used as the Olympic Stadium.History of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. https://web.archive.org/web/20101027050717/http://www.lacoliseumlive.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=69 October 27, 2010 Accessed 13 October 2010. The Olympic Auditorium was constructed in 1924 in preparation for Los Angeles being awarded the Games; it was modified to meet the specifications of the boxing, weightlifting, and wrestling federations. Long Beach Marine Stadium was created in 1925 when Alamitos Bay was dredged, then further dredged seven years later in time for the 1932 Games.Long Beach Marine Stadium information. https://web.archive.org/web/20101002192329/https://www.longbeach.gov/park/parks_and_open_spaces/parks/marine_stadium.asp October 2, 2010 Accessed 13 October 2010. Elysian Park, the oldest city park in Los Angeles, was founded in 1886, and has been part of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) training academy since 1925.History of Elysian Park. https://web.archive.org/web/20051218060926/http://www.historicechopark.org/id31.html December 18, 2005 Accessed 13 October 2010.History of the Los Angeles Department Police Academy. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819202333/http://www.lapdonline.org/search_results/content_basic_view/1134 August 19, 2016 Accessed 13 October 2010. The Riviera Country Club opened in 1926 as the Los Angeles Athletic Club Golf Course and was renamed Riviera by the time of the 1932 Games.History of the Riveria Country Club in Pacific Palisades, CA: 1931-8. https://web.archive.org/web/20100325124108/http://www.therivieracountryclub.com/html/history.cfm?history_ID=3 March 25, 2010 Accessed 14 October 2010. Equestrian events were held in various locations. The equestrian cross country route was designed by U.S. Cavalry officers John Burke Barry and Sloan Doak, members of the IFE and former Olympians. It was known for being brutally difficult and bisecting multiple rural highways, starting from the Riviera Country Club, thru Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, the Olympic Village and ending at Sunset Fields Gold Club. Named the "Westchester course", although the course did not enter the modern-day neighborhood boundaries of Westchester.Official Report 1932 page 88 https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/7287/rec/13 2026-06-09 digital.la84.org en Dressage was held at the Riviera Country Club and show jumping at the Coliseum. The Swimming Stadium, constructed adjacent to the Coliseum in 1932, was intended to be a temporary structure. Riverside Drive, Los Angeles Avenue, Vineyard Avenue, and the Pacific Coast Highway were common driving routes in California at the time of the 1932 Games LA introduced the first Olympic Village, providing housing for male athletes. The accommodations provided in Los Angeles Baldwin Hills neighborhood is considered to be the first official modern Olympic Village, with a capacity of 2,000 people and located to the west of the city. Consisting of a group of buildings with rooms to lodge athletes (men only), as well as providing a place to eat and train, it serves as the model for today's Olympic Villages. It also provided certain community services for the first time, including a hospital, a fire station, and a post office. Female athletes were housed at the Chapman Park Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard VenueCity/NeighborhoodSportsCapacity Ref. Olympic Stadium(Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum)Exposition Park(Los Angeles) Athletics, Equestrian (eventing, jumping), Field hockey, Gymnastics 105,0001932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 pp. 61-8.Swimming Stadium(LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium)Diving, Modern pentathlon (swimming), Swimming, Water polo 10,0001932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 pp. 68, 79, 83. 160th Regiment State Armory(Wallis Annenberg Building)Fencing, Modern pentathlon (fencing) 1,8001932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 pp. 67-8, 70, 78, 84. Grand Olympic Auditorium(Glory Church of Jesus Christ Building) Downtown Los Angeles(Los Angeles)Boxing, Weightlifting, Wrestling 10,000.1932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 p. 70. Los Angeles Police Pistol Range(Los Angeles Police Academy) Elysian Park(Los Angeles) Modern pentathlon (shooting), Shooting Not listed1932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 p. 74. Riverside Drive at Griffith Park Los Feliz(Los Angeles)Athletics (50 km walk) Not listed1932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 p. 86. Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades(Los Angeles)Equestrian (dressage, eventing), Modern pentathlon (riding) 9,5001932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 pp. 73-4, 572. Sunset Fields Golf Club Baldwin Hills(Los Angeles) Equestrian (cross country), Modern pentathlon (running) Not listed1932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 p. 574."Westchester Course" Riviera Country Club (start)/(thru) West Los Angeles/(end) Sunset Fields Golf Club(Los Angeles) Equestrian (cross country) Not listed Los Angeles Harbor San Pedro(Los Angeles) Sailing Not listed1932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 pp. 76, 78, 585. Long Beach Marine Stadium Long Beach Rowing 17,0001932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 pp. 70-73. Los Angeles Avenue / Vineyard Avenue / Pacific Coast Highway Moorpark (start) / (thru) Oxnard, Santa Monica (end) Cycling (road) Not listed1932 Summer Olympics official report. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231532/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1932/1932s.pdf April 10, 2008 p. 87. Rose Bowl Pasadena Cycling (track) 85,000 Olympic Arts Festival The Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics awarded medals for works inspired by sport-related themes in five categories: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture. Olympic Music American pianist Walter Bradley-Keeler composed "Hymne Olympique", an anthem written specifically for the Xth Olympiad. The IOC would make it the official anthem before the current Olympic anthem was created in 1958.Hanna Josh 2024-09-19 1932 Los Angeles Olympics Opening Ceremony https://la32games.substack.com/p/1932-olympics-opening-ceremony 2026-05-20 LA32 Gameshttps://www.classical-music.com/articles/best-olympic-music Best Olympic music of all time May 15, 2024 Classical Music Tickets Opening ceremony tickets were sold for USA 3 h USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no each. Events tickets ranged between USA 1 h USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no to USA 3 h USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no per individual event. A USA 22 h USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no pass was available to enter the Coliseum for all events. Children's tickets were available for USA 0.5 h USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no cents for all events.https://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/olympics/1932/ticket-information.pdf Xth OLYMPIAD Los Angeles 1932 - Complete Program of Events https://web.archive.org/web/20120727150437/http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/olympics/1932/ticket-information.pdf 2012-07-27 libraryarchives.metro.net Marketing thumb|right|300px|1932 Olympics Medals with the traditional Trionfo design. Emblem and Branding The emblem was created by Harry Muir Kurtzworth and the OCOG's in-house art department. It featured the coat of arms of the United States holding the Olympic rings, along with the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger) and a laurel branch.Los Angeles 1932 The Brand https://www.olympics.com/en/olympic-games/los-angeles-1932/logo-design The main colors used were red, white and blue, representing the flag of the United States. Main Colors: #BF0A30 Red #FFFFFF White #1E90FF Blue For the first time, colors were assigned to each sport discipline. Colors were used for programs, badges, athlete identifications and event venue branding. Although not a sport discipline, the Art Festival was assigned "Mocha Brown" as the designated color.http://www.theolympicdesign.com/olympic-games/emblems/los-angeles-1932/ Los Angeles 1932 – Emblem theolympicdesign – Olympic Design Webseite! Sport Discipline Color assignedSport DisciplineColor assignedAthletics#CF4520 Sunset OrangeModern Pentathlon#830065 Magenta-RedBoxing#971B2F Crimson-RedRowing#003087 Vivid BlueCycling#AD766B Earthy BrownSailing#007A33 Dark GreenEquestrian#1F2A44 Dark Navy BlueShooting#E57200 Warm OrangeFencing#d0a1ba Dusty PinkSwimming#008080 TealGymnastics#FFC0CB PinkWrestling#F3D03E Light YellowField Hockey#6D712E Olive GreenWeightlifting#CEB888 Beige Mascot right|thumb|120px An Olympic mascot, Scottish Terrier Smoky, was featured for the first time in history, albeit unofficially.1932-09-23 Smoky Quits Olympic Village: Mascot Settles Down in New Home https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-smoky-quits-olympi/130178319/ 2024-08-02 Los Angeles Times 36 9 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241109224245/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-smoky-quits-olympi/130178319/ live Corporate sponsorship The games introduced consumer culture to the Olympics, relying on local corporate sponsorships and partnerships with the Hollywood film industry of the time. Iconic brands like Coca-Cola expanded their early Olympic presence in 1932 serving as the "official soft drink" of the Games.https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/7996/rec/1 Official Report 1932 page 797 digital.la84.org Local baked goods maker Helms Bakery provided baked food items, including Helms Olympic Bread, the "official baker"."Hoy-Hermenet Web Site http://www.eltiste-kaiser.com/HoyFile/Hoy-2/PaulHoyHelms-CA.htm Hoy-Hermenet Home Page May 28, 20122014-02-08 Marketing The Olympics https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/marketing-the-olympics-1.2801785 Omega SA also debuted as the "official timekeeper" of the games; they provided one watchmaker and thirty chronographs for officials.https://www.omegawatches.com/chronicle/1932-the-start-of-an-olympic-legacy 1932: OMEGA Becomes Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games | OMEGA EN® Omegahttps://en.worldtempus.com/article/watch-knowledge/omegas-olympic-archives-omega-78686.html Omega's Olympic Archives | Worldtempus The Jeffries Printing Co. was the official printing supplier for the games.https://thejeffriesla.com/history/ History | The Jeffries thejeffriesla.com Participating nations thumb|Participants (blue = first-time) thumb|left|Number of athletes A total of 37 nations were represented at the 1932 Games. Colombia made its first appearance at the Olympic Games, and the Republic of China competed for the first time after its failed appearance at the 1924 Games. Participating National Olympic Committees18em ARG 1932 Summer 32 AUS 1932 Summer 12 AUT 1932 Summer 19 BEL 1932 Summer 36 BRA 1932 Summer 82 CAN 1932 Summer 102 ROC 1932 Summer 1 COL 1932 Summer 1 TCH 1932 Summer 7 DEN 1932 Summer 43 EST 1932 Summer 2 FIN 1932 Summer 40 FRA 1932 Summer 103 GER 1932 Summer 134 GBR 1932 Summer 108 GRE 1932 Summer 10 HAI 1932 Summer 2 HUN 1932 Summer 58 IND 1932 Summer 19 IRL 1932 Summer 8 ITA 1932 Summer 112 JPN 1932 Summer 157 LAT 1932 Summer 2 MEX 1932 Summer 73 NED 1932 Summer 45 NZL 1932 Summer 21 NOR 1932 Summer 5 PHI 1932 Summer 8 POL 1932 Summer 51 POR 1932 Summer 6 RSA 1932 Summer 12 ESP 1932 Summer 6 SWE 1932 Summer 81 SUI 1932 Summer 6 USA 1932 Summer 474 (host) URU 1932 Summer 1 YUG 1932 Summer 1 Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees Country Athletes USA 1932 Summer 474 GER 1932 Summer 144 JPN 1932 Summer 131 ITA 1932 Summer 112 GBR 1932 Summer 108 FRA 1932 Summer 103 CAN 1932 Summer 102 SWE 1932 Summer 81 MEX 1932 Summer 73 BRA 1932 Summer 67 HUN 1932 Summer 58 POL 1932 Summer 51 NED 1932 Summer 45 DEN 1932 Summer 43 FIN 1932 Summer 40 BEL 1932 Summer 36 ARG 1932 Summer 33 NZL 1932 Summer 21 AUT 1932 Summer 19 IND 1932 Summer 19 AUS 1932 Summer 13 RSA 1932 Summer 12 GRE 1932 Summer 10 IRL 1932 Summer 8 PHI 1932 Summer 8 TCH 1932 Summer 7 NOR 1932 Summer 7 ESP 1932 Summer 7 POR 1932 Summer 6 SUI 1932 Summer 6 COL 1932 Summer 2 EST 1932 Summer 2 HAI 1932 Summer 2 LAT 1932 Summer 2 URU 1932 Summer 2 ROC 1932 Summer 1 YUG 1932 Summer 1 Total 1,332 Calendar For the first time, all discipline events were held within 16 days, 3 weekends within the opening and closing ceremonies. A pattern that has been kept ever since. No previous Summer Olympics had lasted less than 79 days. LAOOC organized 117 events in 14 sports across 20 disciplines. As none of the equestrian teams managed to have three riders finish the Team jumping event course on the 14th day of August, no team medal was awarded.Los Angeles 1932 https://www.olympics.com.au/games/los-angeles-1932/ Australian Olympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20241007152951/https://www.olympics.com.au/games/los-angeles-1932/ October 7, 2024 live February 20, 2025 en-AU All dates are in Pacific Standard Time (UTC-7) OCOpening ceremony●Event competitions1Gold medal eventsCCClosing ceremony July/August 193230thSat31stSun1stMon2ndTue3rdWed4thThu5thFri6thSat7thSun8thMon9thTue10thWed11thThu12thFri13thSat14thSunEvents20px CeremoniesOC CC Aquatics 20px Diving | | | | | | | | | |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1 |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1 |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1 |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1 |16 20px Swimming | | | | | | | |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● 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|style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |4 | | | |4 20px Shooting | | | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1 |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |1 |2 20px Weightlifting |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |3 |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |5 20px Wrestling | | |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |7 |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff;" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |7 | | | | | | |14Daily medal events 3 6 5 5 14 4 4 3 13 3 10 11 7 5 22 2117Cumulative total 3 9 14 19 33 37 41 44 57 60 70 81 88 93 115 116July/August 193230thSat31stSun1stMon2ndTue3rdWed4thThu5thFri6thSat7thSun8thMon9thTue10thWed11thThu12thFri13thSat14thSunTotal events The Games Ceremonies 1932 Summer Olympics opening ceremony thumb|250px|right|The Coliseum during the opening ceremony thumb|250px|The Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, 1932 Opening Attended by 101,022 people.X Olympiad Opening Ceremony https://www.lacoliseum.com/timeline/xth-olympiad/ 2026-05-20 Los Angeles Coliseum en-US The ceremony included a 300-person orchestra, and a choir of 1,200 singers. Organizing committee President William May Garland provided opening remarks of welcome on behaf of California and the City of Los Angeles before introducing Vice President Curtis to officially open the games. "In the name of the President of the United States, I proclaim open the Olympic Games of Los Angeles, celebrating the X Olympiad of the modern era." Charles Curtis, Vice-President of the United States of America The ceremony lasted two hours, 2,000 athletes, coaches, and officials from 37 nations participated. Also, 800 journalists, including 200 from abroad were issued press passes. Closing The closing ceremony was celebrated on Sunday, August 14, 1932, also at the Coliseum. The coliseum hosted Equestrian (Prix des Nations) Jumping and dressage events at 2:30 PM. After the conclusion of the event, the crowd of just under 100,000 remained to witness the closure of the games. The games orchestra was present, they commenced the start of the parade of nations at sunset. Placards with country names with their respected flag entered the Coliseum. Once complete, IOC president Billet-Latour proclaimed the "youth of the world to assemble in Berlin", in four years time. The Olympic flag was lowered and presented to Major George van Rossem, President of the Dutch Olympic committee, he then forwarded the flag to the IOC president who then gave it to Los Angeles Mayor Porter, to safe keep until the next Olympic Games in Berlin. Trumpets, fanfare and cannons boomed as the nations flags exited the stadium. The orchestra played "Aloha ʻOe", a farewell song as the remaining flag bearer exited. The orchestra then played "taps", the olympic flame was extinguished ending the ceremony and the games.https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/7989/rec/13 Official Report 1932 page 790 digital.la84.org Sports 117 events in 20 disciplines, comprising 14 sports, were part of the Olympic program in 1932. Football was introduced in Paris 1900 Games. Following Jules Rimet's proposal in 1929 to initiate a professional World Championship tournament of football, the sport was then dropped from the 1932 Games by FIFA in an attempt to promote the new World Cup tournament of 1930. Football returned for the 1936 Games in Berlin.Wilson Jonathan 2024-07-22 Men's Olympic soccer remains stuck in the game's second tier https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/22/mens-olympic-soccer-preview-paris-2024 2025-01-20 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 In one of two Equestrian jumping events (team competitions) no medals were awarded. The number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses. 20em Aquatics Diving 4 d Swimming 11 d Water polo 1 d Athletics 29 d Boxing 8 d Cycling d Road (2) Track (4) Equestrian d Dressage (2) Eventing (2) Show jumping (2) Fencing 7 d Field hockey 1 d Gymnastics 11 d Modern pentathlon 1 d Rowing 7 d Sailing 4 d Shooting 2 d Weightlifting 5 d Wrestling d Freestyle (7) Greco-Roman (7) Demonstration sports American football 1 d Lacrosse 1 d Athletic Achievements thumb|Lauri Lehtinen (left) and Ralph Hill finishing the 5000 m race at the 1932 Olympics thumb|right|Takeichi Nishi with Olympic steed, Uranus In athletics, Babe Didrikson of the United States won two gold medals in the javelin and the hurdles event. She also competed in a jump-off for a gold in the high jump. Her technique in the jump-off was ruled illegal, leaving Didrikson with second place. Finland's Paavo Nurmi was suspended from competition by the IAAF for alleged violation of amateur rules. Finns charged that the Swedish officials had used devious tricks in their campaign against Nurmi's amateur status,Helsingin Sanomat Finland and Sweden renew old rivalry on the athletics track this weekend 29 August 2008 http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finland+and+Sweden+renew+old+rivalry+on+the+athletics+track+this+weekend/1135239039050 20 August 2012 June 11, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120611035901/http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Finland+and+Sweden+renew+old+rivalry+on+the+athletics+track+this+weekend/1135239039050 dead and ceased all athletic relations with Sweden.Juhani Jalava Turun Sanomat 1925–1935: Yleisurheilu sai Suomen liikkeelle 1925–1935: Athletics got the Finnish launch 15 March 2005 http://www.ts.fi/erikoissivut/ts+100/1905-2005/1074031520/19251935+Yleisurheilu+sai+Suomen+liikkeelle https://archive.today/20130213102100/http://www.ts.fi/erikoissivut/ts+100/1905-2005/1074031520/19251935+Yleisurheilu+sai+Suomen+liikkeelle dead 13 February 2013 16 September 2012 fi A year earlier, controversies on the track and in the press had led Finland to withdraw from the Finland-Sweden athletics international.Raevuori 1997 289 After Nurmi's suspension, Finland did not agree to return to the event until 1939. American Eddie Tolan won both the 100 m and 200 m sprint events, and became the first Black athlete to be receive the title of the "world's fastest human" as a result of this unique double. Poland's Stanisława Walasiewicz won the gold medal in the women's 100 m; she also won the silver medal in the event four years later. After her death in 1980, it was discovered that she was intersex and would have been ineligible to participate under modern rules. Due to an official's error, the 3,000 m steeplechase went for 3,460 m, or one extra lap.Lynch Steven What was unusual about the 3000-metre steeplechase final at the 1932 Olympics? http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/117592.html www.espn.co.uk June 25, 2012 June 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120601195527/http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/story/117592.html live Several women's events debuted at these games, among them the 80 meters hurdles and javelin throw.https://www.olympedia.org/results/58121 Olympedia 80 metres Hurdles, Women December 27, 2020 October 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201029034222/https://www.olympedia.org/results/58121 livehttps://www.olympedia.org/results/58142 Olympedia Javelin Throw, Women December 27, 2020 March 4, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210304181319/https://www.olympedia.org/results/58142 live American Babe Didrikson won both events and also competed in the high jump where she was controversially denied gold, leaving her with silver.https://www.olympedia.org/results/58128 High Jump, Women Olympedia December 27, 2020 March 18, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210318045819/https://www.olympedia.org/results/58128 live Unlike men, women were only allowed to enter a maximum of three events by the IOC, and Didrikson could not compete in the discus throw, long jump, and relay where she would have likely medaled based on her prior results. Had the 200 meters and pentathlon been contested at these games (they debuted in 1964), Didrikson would have won them easily based on her performances prior to the Olympics.https://www.olympedia.org/editions/10 1932 Summer Olympics Olympedia December 27, 2020 September 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240907021155/https://www.olympedia.org/editions/10 live In field hockey, only three nations took part. The host nation lost both matches, 1–24 to India and 2–9 to Japan, but still won a bronze medal. Romeo Neri of Italy won three gold medals in gymnastics. Although women's team gymnastics debuted in the previous Olympics, the event was not held at these games; however, there were women gymnasts who traveled to Los Angeles and participated in exhibition events at the 1932 games.The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 Official Report Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932, Ltd. 653–670 https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/8040/rec/13 PDF 2019-10-30 December 10, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231210225222/https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/8040/rec/13 live Helene Madison of the United States won three gold medals in women's swimming, while the Japanese swimmers swept the men's events and took all but one title. Kusuo Kitamura of Japan won the gold medal in the men's 1500 meter freestyle swimming race. He was and continues to be the youngest ever male swimmer to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Takeichi Nishi (Baron Nishi) was the gold medalist with his horse Uranus in the equestrian show jumping individual event. Nishi's gold medal is Japan's only gold medal in the equestrian event to this day. Nishi died in 1945 as an officer stationed in the defense of the island of Iwo Jima, and as such is an important character in Clint Eastwood's film, Letters from Iwo Jima. Dunc Gray won Australia's first cycling gold medal; he set a world record of 1m 13s in the 1000 time trial. The Dunc Gray Velodrome, built for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, was named after him. Medal count 1932 Summer Olympics medal table These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1932 Games.https://www.olympedia.org/editions/10 1932 Summer Olympics Overview Olympedia December 27, 2020 September 7, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240907021155/https://www.olympedia.org/editions/10 livehttps://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/los-angeles-1932/medals Los Angeles 1932 Medal Table International Olympic Committee flagIOC 1932 Summer 44 36 30 yes 12 12 12 10 5 4 9 5 9 7 7 4 6 5 5 3 12 5 5 8 12 5 7 5 3 1 1 Before the 1932 Games, all the medals were awarded at the closing ceremony, with the athletes wearing evening dress for the occasion. The presenting dignitary was stationary while the athletes filed past to receive their medals. The presentation of the medals and awards varied significantly until the 1932 Summer Olympics. Los Angeles introduced protocol that has now become standard. In Los Angeles, athletes were honored by introducing the first true victory podium, the raising of the medalists' national flags, and the playing of the winner's national anthem. These ceremonies were held immediately following events at the Memorial Coliseum.Barney Robert K. Bob Barney A Research Note on the Origins of the Olympic Victory Podium International Symposium for Olympic Research Fourth: Global and Cultural Critique: Problematizing the Olympic Games 219–226 http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/ISOR/ISOR1998x.pdf 1998 12 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202173614/http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/ISOR/ISOR1998x.pdf 2 February 2014 dead Broadcasting rights No television rights were offered as TV technology was not available until 1936. Live, real-time radio broadcasts of the Games were severely restricted. The OCOG attempted to sell the live radio feed to NBC Radio Network and CBS News Radio for USA 100 k USD US $ 1932 US-GDP no. They refused to pay the fee, relying instead on reports and summaries by local newspaper affiliates for a 15-minute nightly summary. The primary visual medium for the 1932 Games were theater newsreels. Spectators globally could watch highlights of events in movie theaters after the fact.https://wirelesshistoryfoundation.org/olympic-wireless-moments/ Olympic Wireless Moments Wireless History Foundation July 25, 2012Archived copy https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/2288462/radio-sports-broadcasting-in-the-united-states-britain-and-australia-1920-1956-and-its-influence-on-?_lg=en-GB https://web.archive.org/web/20260807212803/https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/2288462/radio-sports-broadcasting-in-the-united-states-britain-and-australia-1920-1956-and-its-influence-on-%3F_lg%3Den-GB 2026-08-07 Legacy thumb|300px|right|Aerial view looking north of the first official men's Olympic Village in Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles thumb|300px|right|Palm Trees planted throughout Los Angeles during the 1920s The games were considered a success and a model for future Olympic Games. The Coliseum set attendance records, including a record 101,022 attended the opening ceremony. A record not broken until Sydney 2000 summer games. For the first time, the Games lasted 16 days, a pattern that has been kept ever since. When the OCOG announced a surplus after the games, the City of Los Angeles, The USOC and the State of California filed a lawsuit for access to the surplus. Los Angeles Superior Court ruled the surplus belonged solely to the OCOG in 1935. The Bureau of Internal Revenue reported a possible surplus was around $1.2 million. The OCOG decided to repay the state bond and then donated the rest to the local community redevelopment agency, which funded the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games.https://www.sccog.org/about-us About Us www.sccog.org No documentation of a final accounting was released, but re-constructed by local journalism. An Olympic Village was built for the first time and became a model for future games, occupied by male athletes. Was located around where L.A. city park called, Montieth Park is today in the View Park-Baldwin Hills neighborhoods.http://www.baldwinhills.info/olympicvillage.php 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Athlete's Village - Baldwin Hills- Baldwin Hills Information July 22, 2019 December 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201208202059/http://www.baldwinhills.info/olympicvillage.php live For the 1984 Summer Olympics, the Coliseum and the Rose Bowl were used as venues. Both will become the first stadiums to have ever hosted three different Olympiads during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Other venues that were used as Olympic venues in 1932 will also host Olympic events in 2028. Those venues include Los Angeles Harbor, the Long Beach Marine Stadium and the Riviera Country Club. Los Angeles Harbor continues to be a major sea port in the Western United States, employing 919,000 people and generating US$39.1 billion in annual wages and tax revenues as of 2007.Electronic Press Kit of the Port of Los Angeles. https://web.archive.org/web/20100927123938/http://portoflosangeles.org/newsroom/press_kit.asp September 27, 2010 Accessed 15 October 2010. The Riveria Country Club continues to host golf events, hosting the 1948 U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in 1983 and 1995.United States Golf Association US Open past champions: 1895-2009. Accessed 15 October 2010.PGA Media Guide of the 1983 PGA Championship. Accessed 15 October 2010.PGA Media Guide of the 1995 PGA Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717152845/http://www.pgamediaguide.com/pgachampionship_detail.cfm?tournament_id=382&date=1995&tourn_name_id=2 July 17, 2015 Accessed 15 October 2010.1984 Summer Olympics official report.https://web.archive.org/web/20101102235952/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1984/1984v1pt1.pdf November 2, 2010 Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 72-9, 129-131. Accessed 15 October 2010.Games Plan https://la28.org/en/games-plan.html 2024-03-15 la28.org en2018-01-29 United Airlines Memorial Coliseum to be new name for L.A. landmark https://news.usc.edu/united-airlines-memorial-coliseum-to-be-new-name-for-l-a-landmark/ 2024-03-15 USC Today en-USRose Bowl to Host Men's and Women's Soccer Olympic Semifinals and Finals – Pasadena Now https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/rose-bowl-to-host-mens-and-womens-soccer-olympic-semifinals 2024-04-17 www.pasadenanow.com The Coliseum was the first (& temporary) Los Angeles home for the National League (NL) Dodgers baseball team when it moved from Brooklyn, New York before the 1958 season.1958 Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball-Reference season page. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218133101/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/1958.shtml February 18, 2009 Accessed 15 October 2010. The following year, it hosted the 2nd 1959 MLB All-Star Game and games 3, 4 & 5 of the 1959 World Series.1959 All-Star Game Baseball Almanac. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114030823/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1959as.shtml January 14, 2020 Accessed 15 October 2010.Baseball-reference.com profile of the 1959 World Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20220201115458/https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1959_WS.shtml February 1, 2022 Accessed 15 October 2010. When Dodger Stadium was completed in 1962, the Dodgers moved there where they have been since.MLB.com profile of Dodger Stadium. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725071124/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/ballpark/history.jsp July 25, 2016 Accessed 17 October 2010. The National Football League (NFL) Los Angeles Rams used the Coliseum as its host stadium from 1946 to 1979 when it moved to Anaheim, located southeast of Los Angeles.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 280.Pro-Football Reference.com of the 1980 Los Angeles Rams. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803133405/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1980.htm August 3, 2018 Accessed 15 October 2010. It also hosted what became known as Super Bowl I in 1967.NFL.com history of Super Bowl I. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905081530/http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/recap/sbi September 5, 2015 Accessed 15 October 2010. Even the American Football League's Chargers used the Coliseum as a venue in 1960 until their move to San Diego the following year.Chronology of the San Diego Chargers: 1959-69. https://web.archive.org/web/20091012165235/http://www.chargers.com/team/history/chronology/1959-1969.html October 12, 2009 Accessed 15 October 2010. The Coliseum continues to host USC Trojans football games to this day, and also hosted UCLA Bruins football for a number of years. The Rams returned to the Coliseum for a span of four years from 2016 to 2019 while SoFi Stadium was being built. The track constructed in the Rose Bowl was given to the Tournament of Roses Association upon completion of the 1932 Games. The Bowl was expanded between 1932 and the 1984 Summer Olympics three times, increasing its capacity from 83,000 in 1931 to 104,594 in 1972.Facts about the Rose Bowl Stadium. https://web.archive.org/web/20130605172943/http://www.rosebowlstadium.com/RoseBowl_history_154_facts.php June 5, 2013 Accessed 15 October 2010. It hosted Super Bowl XI in 1977, where the Oakland Raiders defeated the Minnesota Vikings 32–14. It is the current home of UCLA Bruins football and the Rose Bowl Game, and was the home of the Major League Soccer (MLS) Los Angeles Galaxy from 1996 to 2003. The Swim Stadium was renovated in 2003 and continues to be in use as of the 2020s.LaParks.org profile of the LA84 Foundation/ John C. Argue Swim Stadium. https://web.archive.org/web/20040926090526/http://www.laparks.org/dos/aquatic/poolsReport04/pdf/condition/JohnAngrueSwimStadium.pdf September 26, 2004 . Accessed 15 October 2010. It was originally selected to be the venue for diving at the 2028 Olympics, however the event was later relocated to the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena.2025-09-10 LA28 and City of Los Angeles Confirm the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center to Stage Diving for 2028 Olympic Games https://www.usadiving.org/news/2025/september/10/la28-and-city-of-los-angeles-confirm-the-rose-bowl-aquatics-center-to-stage-diving-for-2028-olympic-games 2026-08-08 www.usadiving.org en Tenth Street, a major thoroughfare in Los Angeles, was renamed Olympic Boulevard in honor of the Games of the Tenth Olympiad. Palm trees are not native to Los Angeles. Thousands were planted for the Xth Olympiad. More than 25,000 were planted in 1931 along city boulevards.https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/a-brief-history-of-palm-trees-in-southern-california A Brief History of Palm Trees in Southern California December 7, 2011 PBS SoCal Palm trees are now synonymous with Los Angeles. First olympics to use stopwatches and a photo finish camera, which enabled officials to time competitions more precise. An important innovative feature of the watches was the split-seconds function, which made it possible to record both the total elapsed time and intermediate (lap) times posted by each competitor.https://www.ebsco.com/ Olympic Games of 1932 (Summer) | History | Research Starters | EBSCO Research EBSCO The victory podium was used for the first time at the Summer Games (a podium was also used earlier in the year at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid).Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum https://web.archive.org/web/20071114222329/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1884&ResourceType=Structure November 14, 2007 , National Landmarks Program, National Park Service, Accessed November 12, 2007.Martin, D. E., Martin, D. A., & Gynn, R. W. (2000). The Olympic Marathon. Human Kinetics. p. 146.IOC-LETTER In a letter dated May 1931, the IOC president, Count Henri de Baillet-Latour, advised the organizing committees of both Summer and Winter games that athletes should "stand on three pedestals, with the centre one higher than the two others." See Martin (2000) and Olympic.org article "1932: THE PODIUM MAKES ITS OLYMPIC DEBUT". Elysian Park's shooting range was left intact for the LAPD to use. All of the road courses were returned to public usage after the Olympics. The Olympic Auditorium continued to be of use for boxing and roller derby eventsLASports.org profile of the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Accessed 15 October 2010. until June 2005 when it was bought to be used as a megachurch. See also 1932 Summer Olympics Notes References 30em Bibliography Raevuori Antero 1997 Paavo Nurmi, juoksijoiden kuningas WSOY 2nd fi 978-9510218501 External links 1932 Summer Olympics soly Amsterdam X OlympiadLos Angeles 1932 Berlin Olympics United States Los Angeles Sports 1930s Category:Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Category:Summer Olympics by year Olympics Olympics Olympics, Summer Olympics Category:July 1932 sports events in the United States Category:August 1932 sports events in the United States Category:Olympic Games in the United States Category:Events at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum