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...

, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event

Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games.Many...

 held 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....

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, United States, from February 4 to February 15, 1932. A total of 252 athletes representing 17 National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...

s (NOCs) participated in these Games. Overall, 14 events in 7 disciplines

Olympic sports

Olympic sports, as defined by the International Olympic Committee, are all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympics, as of 2012, will include 26 sports, with two additionall sports due to be added in 2016...

 were contested.

The Olympic program remained similar to previous Winter Olympics, with only a few exceptions: neither skeleton

Skeleton at the Winter Olympics

Skeleton was part of the Winter Olympic Games program when the games were held in St. Moritz in 1928 and again in 1948, but was then removed from the program...

 nor military patrol

Military patrol

Military patrol is a team winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing respectively ski mountaineering, and rifle shooting. It is usually contested between countries or military units. Biathlon was developed from military patrol....

 events were held; curling

Curling at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics. The venue was the Olympic Indoor Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Eight teams from two countries competed in this event. Only men's curling was contested at these Olympics. The matches were held on February 4th and 5th, 1932...

, which had appeared in the first Winter Olympic Games, was a non-medal demonstration sport

Demonstration sport

A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...

 in 1932, as were a sled dog race

Sled dog race at the 1932 Winter Olympics

A sled dog race was included as a demonstration event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. 5 contestants from Canada and 7 contestants from the United States competed. The event, run under the rules of the New England Sled Dog Club, ran twice over a 25.1 mile long course...

 and women's speed skating

Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

At the 1932 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. For the only time in the Olympic history, the speed skating were held as packstyle events, having all competitors skate at the same time. This competition form was not common in Europe and gave the runners from the United States...

. Both men and women competed in these Games, although the only medal events women contested were the ladies' singles

Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics - Ladies' singles

The ladies' individual figure skating event was held as part of the figure skating programme at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 as was as twice at the Winter Games in 1924 and 1928...

 and pairs

Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics - Pairs

The pairs figure skating event was held as part of the figure skating programme at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 as was as twice at the Winter Games in 1924 and 1928...

 in figure skating

Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

At the 1932 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, February 8, 1932 to Friday, February 12, 1932...

. Warm weather forced officials to hold the four-man bobsleigh

Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics - Four-man

The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York in the United States.-Medallists:-Results:-References:*...

 competition two days after the closing ceremonies, which had been conducted on February 13.

A total of 87 athletes won medals. Athletes from the United States

United States at the 1932 Winter Olympics

The United States was the host nation for the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.- Medalists :- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:MenWomenPairs- Ice hockey:- Nordic combined :...

 earned the most medals during the Games, winning 12 medals, half of which were gold. Athletes from Norway

Norway at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Norway competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.-Medalists:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:Women- Nordic combined :Events:* 18 km cross-country skiing* normal hill ski jumping...

 and Canada

Canada at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Canada competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.-Medalists:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:MenWomenPairs- Ice hockey:-Top scorer:...

 won the second and third most medals, with 10 and 7 respectively. Only four other nations—Sweden, Finland

Finland at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Finland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Finnish athletes won a total of 11 medals. The majority of these were awarded in speed skating, to Clas Thunberg and Julius Skutnabb.-Medalists:- Cross-country skiing:Men...

, Austria

Austria at the 1924 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Figure skating:MenWomenPairs-References:*...

, and Germany

Germany at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.-Medalists:- Bobsleigh:- Figure skating:Men- Ice hockey:-References:*...

—won medals in more than one event. Athletes from 10 of the 17 participating NOCs won at least one medal; 7 won at least one gold medal.

Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie

Sonja Henie was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, a ten-time World Champion and a six-time European Champion . Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater...

 of Norway won her second consecutive gold medal in the ladies' individual figure skating competition. Andrée Brunet

Andrée Brunet

Andrée Brunet was a French figure skater and two-time Olympic champion in pair skating.-Biography:...

 and Pierre Brunet of France won their third consecutive medal in pairs figure skating, having won bronze in Chamonix

1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...

 before golds in St. Moritz

1928 Winter Olympics

The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...

 and Lake Placid. In the men's event

Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics - Men's singles

The men's individual figure skating event was held as part of the figure skating programme at the 1932 Winter Olympics. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which had previously been held twice at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 as was as twice at the Winter Games in 1924 and 1928...

, Austrian figure skater Karl Schäfer

Karl Schäfer

Karl Schäfer was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he was a dual Olympic Champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics, a seven-time World Champion and the eight-time European Champion...

 beat out three-time Olympic champion Gillis Grafström

Gillis Grafström

Gillis Emanuel Grafström was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men's Figure Skating as well as Olympic silver medal in same event in 1932, and three World Championships...

 of Sweden. American Edward Eagan became the first athlete to win medals at both Summer and Winter Olympics; he had won a gold medal in light heavyweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

 and took home a gold in the four-man bobsleigh at Lake Placid. Although other athletes since have earned medals in both Summer and Winter Olympics, Eagan remains the only person to have won gold medals in both.

Bobsleigh

A number of athletes may have served as alternates for the various teams in the bobsleigh events, although there is disagreement among sources as to whether they should be considered medal winners. They are listed in the International Olympic Committee's medalist database as having won medals for teams on which they were alternates. However, while they do appear in the Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games on pages which list members of the teams, their names are not mentioned in the pages that list winners of the events. This list only includes those athletes who were listed in the Official Report as winners of the events.

Two-man	USA I Hubert Stevens Hubert Stevens John Hubert Stevens was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at Lake Placid in 1932.... Curtis Stevens Curtis Stevens Curtis Paul Stevens was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid....	Switzerland II Reto Capadrutt Reto Capadrutt Reto Capadrutt was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the two-man event in 1932 and another silver medal in the four-man event in 1936.... Oscar Geier Oscar Geier Oscar Arnold Geier was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid....	USA II John Heaton John Heaton (athlete) John Rutherford "Jack" Heaton was an American bobsledder and skeleton racer who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1940s.... Robert Minton Robert Minton For the banker and former critic of Scientology, see Bob Minton.Robert Henry Minton is an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s with a huge throw in. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He died in New York City.-References:**...
Four-man	USA I Billy Fiske Billy Fiske William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III was the 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsled driver and, following Jimmy Davies, was one of the first American pilots killed in action in World War II... Edward Eagan Clifford Grey Clifford Grey Clifford Grey was an English songwriter, actor, librettist and Olympic medalist. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray, Tippi Gray, Tippi Grey, Tippy Gray and Tippy Grey.As a writer, Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and... Jay O'Brien Jay O'Brien Jay James O'Brien was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 1932 and a silver in the five-man event at St...	USA II Henry Homburger Henry Homburger Henry Anton Homburger was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.He was born in New York City and died in Sacramento.... Percy Bryant Percy Bryant Percy D. Bryant was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.-References:**... Francis Stevens Edmund Horton Edmund Horton Edmund Carlton Horton was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.-References:**...	Germany I Hanns Kilian Hanns Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian (alternate listings: Hanns Kilian, Hans Killian, or Hanns Killian (2 May 1905 – 17 April 1981) was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s... Max Ludwig Max Ludwig Max Ludwig was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and finished seventh in the two-man event at those same games.... Hans Mehlhorn Hans Mehlhorn Hans Mehlhorn was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.-References:**... Sebastian Huber Sebastian Huber Sebastian "Wastl" Huber was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s...

Cross-country skiing

18 km
50 km

Figure skating

Men's singles
Ladies' singles
Pairs	Andrée Brunet Andrée Brunet Andrée Brunet was a French figure skater and two-time Olympic champion in pair skating.-Biography:... Pierre Brunet	Beatrix Loughran Beatrix Loughran Beatrix S. Loughran was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating . She is a six-time National champion... Sherwin Badger Sherwin Badger Sherwin Campbell Badger was an American figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. He earned the men's titles at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from 1920 through 1924. He also captured the pairs gold medal with partner Beatrix Loughran three times, and the pair won the silver medal...	Emília Rotter László Szollás László Szollás László Szollás was a Hungarian pair skater. With partner Emília Rotter he won the World Figure Skating Championship four times in five years , and were the 1932 World silver medalists. They were the 1934 European Champions and 1930 & 1931 silver medalists...

Ice hockey

Men's team	William Cockburn William Cockburn (ice hockey) Competitor for CanadaWilliam George "Bill" Cockburn was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was born in Toronto.... Clifford Crowley Clifford Crowley Competitor for CanadaClifford Thomas "Cliff" Crowley was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba.... Albert Duncanson Albert Duncanson Albert Gordon "Bert, Spunk" Duncanson was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics... George Garbutt George Garbutt George Frederick "Tic" Garbutt was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.... Roy Hinkel Roy Hinkel Roy Hinkel was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 Hinkel was a member of the Winnipeg Hockey Club which won the World Championships and Olympic gold medal for Canada. He played all six matches and scored two goals.-External links:***... Vic Lindquist Norman Malloy Norman Malloy Norman Joseph "Norm" Malloy was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Kinkoro, Ontario.... Walter Monson Walter Monson Walter George "Pop" Monson was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the Winnipeg Hockey Club, which won the Olympic gold medal for Canada... Kenneth Moore Romeo Rivers Romeo Rivers Norman "Romeo" Rivers was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.... Hack Simpson Hack Simpson Harold "Hack" Simpson was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg. In 1932 he was a member of the Canadian ice hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played in five matches and scored six goals.-References:... Hugh Sutherland Hugh Sutherland (ice hockey) Hugh Robert Sutherland was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Winnipeg.... Stanley Wagner Alston Wise	Osborne Anderson John Bent John Bent John Peale Bent was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He died in Lake Forest, Illinois.... John Chase John Chase (ice hockey) John Peirce Chase was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Milton, Massachusetts and died in Marblehead, Massachusetts.... John Cookman John Cookman John Emory Cookman was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics, playing five matches and scoring two goals. The American ice hockey team won the silver medal that year.... Douglas Everett Douglas Everett (ice hockey) Douglas Newton Everett was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He died in Concord, New Hampshire.... Franklin Farrel Franklin Farrel Franklin "Frank" Farrel III was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born and died in New Haven, Connecticut.... Joseph Fitzgerald Joseph Fitzgerald (ice hockey) Joseph Francis "Joe" Fitzgerald was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He died in Needham, Massachusetts.... Edwin Frazier Edwin Frazier Edwin Hartwell "Ted" Frazier was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts and died in Wilmington, Massachusetts.... John Garrison John Garrison (ice hockey) John Bright Garrison was an American ice hockey player.He was born in West Newton, Massachusetts and died in Lincoln, Massachusetts.... Gerard Hallock Gerard Hallock Gerard "Buzz" Hallock III was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He died in Essex, Connecticut.... Robert Livingston Robert Livingston (ice hockey) Robert Cambridge Livingston was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He died in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1932 he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played one match.-External links:*... Francis Nelson Francis Nelson (ice hockey) Francis Augustus "Frank" Nelson, Jr. was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in New York City, and died in Montclair, New Jersey.... Winthrop Palmer Winthrop Palmer Winthrop Hale "Ding" Palmer, Jr. was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He died in Warehouse Point, Connecticut.... Gordon Smith Gordon Smith (ice hockey) Gordon Smith was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics.He died in Westwood, Massachusetts....	Rudi Ball Rudi Ball Rudi Victor Ball was a champion ice hockey player.Ball was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Johannesburg, South Africa.... Alfred Heinrich Alfred Heinrich Alfred Heinrich was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the German ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches.... Erich Herker Erich Herker Erich Herker was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the German ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches and scored one goal.-External links:*... Gustav Jaenecke Gustav Jaenecke Gustav "Justav" Jaenecke was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics, and tennis player who played in five International Lawn Tennis Challenge ties for Germany.He was born in Berlin, German Empire and died in... Werner Korff Werner Korff Werner Korff was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the German ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches.... Walter Leinweber Walter Leinweber Walter Leinweber was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the German ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches as goalkeeper.... Erich Römer Erich Römer Erich Römer was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and 1932 Winter Olympics.... Martin Schröttle Martin Schröttle Martin Schröttle was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and 1932 Winter Olympics.... Marquardt Slevogt Marquardt Slevogt Friedrich Marquardt Slevogt was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and 1932 Winter Olympics.... Georg Strobl Georg Strobl Georg Strobl was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics....

Nordic combined

Men's individual

Ski jumping

Men's individual

Speed skating

500 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10000 metres

Multiple medalists

Athletes who won multiple medals during the 1932 Winter Olympics are listed below.

Athlete	Nation	Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
		Speed skating	2	0	0	2
		Speed skating	2	0	0	2
		Cross-country skiing	1	0	1	2
		Speed skating	0	1	1	2
		Speed skating	0	0	2	2