| III Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Host city | Lake Placid, New York, USA |
| Nations participating | 17 |
| Athletes participating | 252 (231 men, 21 women) |
| Events | 14 in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 4 |
| Closing ceremony | February 15 |
| Officially opened by | Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Athlete's Oath | Jack Shea |
| Stadium | Lake Placid Speedskating Oval |
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, United States. The games opened on February 4, 1932.
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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 5,000m and the 10,000m speedskating beating previous champion and world record holder Ivar Ballangrud in the 10,000m by 5 yards.
- The USA won the medal tally with a total accumilation of 6 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 2 bronze medals with a total of 12 medals. This has been the only time the U.S. has won the medal tally in a Winter Olympics event.
Events
Medals were awarded in 14 events in 4 sports (7 disciplines). The Games also included events in three demonstration sports.
Demonstration sports
- Curling
- Sled dog race
- Speed skating (women)
Venues
Participating nations
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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 1932 Winter Olympics |
- Olympic.org's web page about the Lake Placid 1932 from the International Olympic Committee
- Lake Placid Olympic Authority
- The program of the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics
| Preceded by St. Moritz |
Winter Olympics Host City III Olympic Winter Games (1932) |
Succeeded by Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
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