1932 Summer Olympics facts for kids
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, United States.
U.S. President Herbert Hoover did not attend the games. Despite this snub, the games were thought to be a success because the LA Olympics did not end up in debt.
Los Angeles was the first to provide an athletes' "village".
Participating nations
A total of 37 nations sent athletes to compete at the Los Angeles games.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Republic of China
Colombia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Haiti
Hungary
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Uruguay
Yugoslavia
Related pages
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Youth Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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The Australian Olympic Team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, 1932
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Takeichi Nishi with Olympic steed, Uranus
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The Rose Bowl hosted the track cycling events for the 1932 Summer Olympics
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Participants (blue = first-time)
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Number of athletes
See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Los Ángeles 1932 para niños
