Great Britain at the 1932 Winter Olympics
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
competed as Great Britain at the 1932 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid
, United States
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The Great Britain team included 11-year old figure skater Cecilia Colledge
- the youngest ever British athlete to appear in the Olympic Games (Winter or Summer).
Women
United Kingdom
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competed as Great Britain at the 1932 Winter Olympics
1932 Winter Olympics
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 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...
in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, United States
United States
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The Great Britain team included 11-year old figure skater Cecilia Colledge
Cecilia Colledge
Magdelena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1938-1939 European Champion, and a six-time British national champion....
- the youngest ever British athlete to appear in the Olympic Games (Winter or Summer).
Figure skating
Women
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Dix | Women's singles | 11 | 11 | 75 | 1833.6 | 10 |
| Mollie Phillips | 9 | 9 | 63 | 1864.7 | 9 | |
| Cecilia Colledge Cecilia Colledge Magdelena Cecilia Colledge was a British figure skater. She was the 1936 Olympic silver medalist, the 1937 World Champion, the 1938-1939 European Champion, and a six-time British national champion.... |
8 | 10 | 64 | 1851.6 | 8 | |
| Megan Taylor Megan Taylor Megan Devenish Taylor was a British figure skater competitive in the 1930s. She won the World Championships in 1938 and 1939.She was born in Rochdale and died in Jamaica... |
7 | 7 | 55 | 1911.8 | 7 |