Sled dog race at the 1932 Winter Olympics
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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 (40.5 km) long course. With six dogs per sled, each sled took off at three minute intervals, and intermediate times were given to the mushers at 4 miles (6.44km), 10.6 miles (17.06 km), and 22.46 miles (36.14km).
qualified for the event thorough a race held by the New England Sled Dog Club in Wonalancet
, New Hampshire
in the winter of 1932. Twenty size teams were entered in the two-day event, which was held two weeks before the Olympics.
It was thought that Emile St. Godard
would be unable to compete in the event because of the lack of financial support.
Dogsled racing
Sled dog racing is a winter dog sport most popular in the Arctic regions of the United States, Canada, Russia, and some European countries. It involves the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners...
was included as a demonstration event
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...
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....
. 5 contestants from 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:...
and 7 contestants 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 :...
competed. The event, run under the rules of the New England Sled Dog Club, ran twice over a 25.1 mile (40.5 km) long course. With six dogs per sled, each sled took off at three minute intervals, and intermediate times were given to the mushers at 4 miles (6.44km), 10.6 miles (17.06 km), and 22.46 miles (36.14km).
Qualification
Norman D. VaughanNorman D. Vaughan
Colonel Norman Dane Vaughan was an American dogsled driver and explorer whose first claim to fame was participating in Admiral Byrd's first expedition to the South Pole...
qualified for the event thorough a race held by the New England Sled Dog Club in Wonalancet
Wonalancet
Wonalancet — also spelled Wannalancet and Wannalancit and probably Wanaloset and Wanalosett — was a sachem or sagamore of the Penacook Indians. He was the son of Passaconaway.-Biography:...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
in the winter of 1932. Twenty size teams were entered in the two-day event, which was held two weeks before the Olympics.
It was thought that Emile St. Godard
Emile St. Godard
Emile St. Godard was a Canadian dog musher and dog sled racer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was a renowned musher in the 1920s and 30's, with much of his fame derived from racing Leonard Seppala and his victory in the demonstration race at the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York...
would be unable to compete in the event because of the lack of financial support.
Results
| Place | Driver | Race #1 | Race #2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:12:05.0 | 2:11:07.5 | 4:23:12.5 | |
| 2 | 2:13:34.3 | 2:17:27.5 | 4:31:01.8 | |
| 3 | 2:26:22.4 | 2:21:22.2 | 4:47:44.6 | |
| 4 | 2:33:19.1 | 2:29:35.0 | 5:02:54.1 | |
| 5 | 2:34:56.0 | 2:31:31.3 | 5:06:27.3 | |
| 6 | 2:53:14.3 | 2:52:21.5 | 5:45:35.8 | |
| 7 | 2:53:49.5 | 2:55:50.1 | 5:49:39.6 | |
| 8 | 2:57:14.0 | 2:57:08.5 | 5:54:22.5 | |
| 9 | 2:42:49.4 | 3:15:24.1 | 5:58:13.5 | |
| 10 | 3:00:21.7 | 3:01:49.5 | 6:02:11.2 | |
| 11 | 3:24:10.0 | 3:49:46.0 | 7:13:56.0 | |
| 12 | 3:28:01.7 | 3:46:45.0 | 7:14:46.7 |