1932 Summer Olympics
summer olympics officially game x olympiad also known los angeles international multisport event held july august los angeles california united state game held worldwide great depression nation traveling los angeles result country competed compared game amsterdam even thenus president herbert hoover attend game organizing committee report financial detail game although contemporary newspaper stated game made profit u million equivalent u million selection host city summer olympics made rd ioc session rome italy april remarkably selection process consisted single bid los angeles’ olympic committee led billy may garland bid city los angeles selected default host game charles curtis became first u vice president inaugurate olympic game olympic village built first time became model future game baldwin hill occupied male athlete female athlete housed chapman park hotel wilshire boulevard tenth street major thoroughfare los angeles renamed olympic boulevard honor game tenth olympiad los angeles memorial coliseum known olympic stadium victory podium used first time summer game podium also used earlier year winter olympics lake placid olympic mascot scottish terrier smoky featured first time history albeit unofficially babe didrikson two gold medal javelin hurdle event also competed jumpoff gold high jump technique jumpoff ruled illegal leaving didrikson second place finland paavo nurmi suspended competition iaaf alleged violation amateur rule finn charged swedish official used devious trick campaign nurmis amateur status ceased athletic relation sweden year earlier controversy track press led finland withdraw finlandsweden athletics international nurmis suspension finland agree return event eddie tolan sprint event poland stanisława walasiewicz gold medal womens also silver medal event four year later death discovered intersex would ineligible participate modern rule due official error steeplechase went one extra lap several womens event debuted game among meter hurdle javelin throw babe didrikson event also competed high jump controversially denied gold leaving silver woman unlike men allowed enter maximum three event didrikson could compete discus throw long jump relay would likely medaled based prior result meter pentathlon contested game debuted didrikson would easily based performance prior olympics field hockey three nation took part host nation lost match – india – japan still bronze medal romeo neri three gold medal gymnastics although womens team gymnastics debuted previous olympics event held game however woman gymnast traveled los angeles participated exhibition event game helene madison three gold medal swimming japanese upset men event took one title kusuo kitamura gold medal men meter freestyle swimming race continues youngest ever male swimmer win gold medal olympic game takeichi nishi baron nishi gold medalist horse uranus equestrian show jumping individual event nishis gold medal japan gold medal equestrian event day nishi died officer stationed defense island iwo jima important character clint eastwoods film letter iwo jima dunc gray australia first cycling gold medal set world record time trial dunc gray velodrome built sydney olympic game named event discipline comprising sport part olympic program one two equestrian jumping event team competition medal awarded number event discipline noted parenthesis american football lacrosse art competition summer olympics awarded medal work inspired sportrelated theme five category architecture literature music painting sculpture fifteen sport venue used summer olympics order control cost wake great depression existing venue used included two golf course two city park three public highway city road swimming stadium new venue constructed game rose bowl constructed made temporary velodrome track cycling event auspex union cycliste internationale uci los angeles memorial coliseum constructed used olympic stadium olympic auditorium constructed preparation los angeles awarded game modified meet specification boxing weightlifting wrestling federation long beach marine stadium created alamitos bay dredged dredged seven year later time game elysian park oldest city park los angeles founded part los angeles police department lapd training academy since riviera country club opened los angeles athletic club golf course renamed riviera time game swimming stadium constructed adjacent coliseum intended temporary structure riverside drive los angeles avenue vineyard avenue pacific coast highway common driving route california time game coliseum first temporary los angeles home national league nl dodger baseball team moved brooklyn new york season following year hosted nd mlb allstar game game world series dodger stadium completed dodger moved since national football league nfl los angeles ram used coliseum host stadium moved anaheim located southeast los angeles also hosted became known super bowl even american football league charger used coliseum venue move san diego following year coliseum continues host usc trojan football game day also hosted ucla bruin football number year ram returned coliseum span four year sofi stadium built track constructed rose bowl given tournament rose association upon completion game bowl expanded summer olympics three time increasing capacity hosted super bowl xi oakland raider defeated minnesota viking – current home ucla bruin football rose bowl game home major league soccer ml los angeles galaxy elysian park shooting range left intact lapd use sunset field golf club renamed brentwood country club still use road course returned public usage olympics olympic auditorium continued use boxing roller derby event june bought used megachurch los angeles harbor continues major sea port western united state employing people generating u billion annual wage tax revenue riveria country club continues host golf event hosting u open pga championship swim stadium renovated continues use summer olympics coliseum rose bowl used venue total nation represented game colombia made first appearance olympic game republic china competed first time failed appearance game nation participated previous game amsterdam absent los angeles bulgaria chile egypt lithuania luxembourg malta monaco panama rhodesia romania time australia new zealand dominion british empire india also part british empire dominion statute westminster ireland canada south africa recognized sovereign state right whole statute applied three country without need act ratification philippine unincorporated territory commonwealth united state top ten nation medal game winter olympics olympic game held united state summer olympics – st louis summer olympics – los angeles winter olympics – lake placid winter olympics – squaw valley winter olympics – lake placid summer olympics – los angeles summer olympics – atlanta winter olympics – salt lake city summer olympics – los angeles winter olympics – salt lake city list ioc country code bibliography raevuori antero paavo nurmi juoksijoiden kuningas finnish nd ed wsoy isbn los angeles olympicscom international olympic committee