The Sports Almanac



1932 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles, United States



MEDAL TOTAL LEADERS

UNITED STATES -  103 Medals

ITALY -  36 Medals

FINLAND -  25 Medals

Athletics
Swimming Diving Water Polo
Boxing Cycling Equestrian Fencing
Gymnastics Field Hockey Modern Pentathlon Rowing
Sailing Shooting Weightlifting Wrestling

Los Angeles 1932 Overall Medal Standings
RANK
COUNTRY
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
TOTAL
1
United States
41
32
30
103
2
Italy
12
12
12
36
3
Finland
5
8
12
25
4
Sweden
9
5
9
23
5
Germany
3
12
5
20
6
France
10
5
4
19
7
Japan
7
7
4
18
8
Great Britain
4
7
5
16
9
Hungary
6
4
5
15
10
Canada
2
5
8
15
11
Netherlands
2
5
0
7
12
Poland
2
1
4
7
13
Denmark
0
3
3
6
14
Australia
3
1
1
5
15
South Africa
2
0
3
5
16
Austria
1
1
3
5
17
Argentina
3
1
0
4
18
Czechoslovakia
1
2
1
4
19
Philippines
0
0
3
3
20
Ireland
2
0
0
2
21
Mexico
0
2
0
2
22
India
1
0
0
1
23
Latvia
0
1
0
1
24
New Zealand
0
1
0
1
25
Switzerland
0
1
0
1
26
Spain
0
0
1
1
27
Uruguay
0
0
1
1

Los Angeles 1932 Athletics
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Men's 100 Meters
Eddie Tolan - United States
Ralph Metcalfe - United States
Arthur Jonath - Germany
Women's 100 Meters
Stanisława Walasiewicz - Poland
Hilda Strike - Canada
Wilhelmina von Bremen - United States
Men's 200 Meters
Eddie Tolan - United States George Simpson - United States
Ralph Metcalfe - United States
Men's 400 Meters
Bill Carr - United States
Ben Eastman - United States
Alex Wilson - Canada
Men's 800 Meters
Tommy Hampson - Great Britain
Alex Wilson - Canada Phil Edwards - Canada
Men's 1500 Meters
Luigi Beccali - Italy
Jerry Cornes - Great Britain
Phil Edwards - Canada
Men's 5000 Meters
Lauri Lehtinen - Finland
Ralph Hill - United States
Lauri Virtanen - Finland
Men's 10000 Meters
Janusz Kusociński - Poland
Volmari Iso-Hollo - Finland
Lauri Virtanen - Finland
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
George Saling - United States
Percy Beard - United States
Donald Finlay - Great Britain
Women's 80 Meter Hurdles
Babe Didrikson - United States
Evelyne Hall - United States
Marjorie Clark - South Africa
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
Bob Tisdale - Ireland
Glenn Hardin - United States
Morgan Taylor - United States
Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase
Volmari Iso-Hollo - Finland Thomas Evenson - Great Britain
Joe McCluskey - United States
Men's 4X100 Meter Relay
United States
Germany
Italy
Women's 4X100 Meter Relay
United States Canada Great Britain
Men's 4X400 Meter Relay
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Men's Marathon
Juan Carlos Zabala - Argentina
Sam Ferris - Great Britain
Armas Toivonen - Finland
Men's 50KM Walk
Tommy Green - Great Britain
Jānis Daliņš - Latvia
Ugo Frigerio - Italy
Men's Long Jump
Ed Gordon - United States
Lambert Redd - United States
Chuhei Nambu - Japan
Men's Triple Jump
Chuhei Nambu - Japan Erik Svensson - Sweden
Kenkichi Oshima - Japan
Men's High Jump
Duncan McNaughton - Canada
Bob Van Osdel - United States
Simeon Toribio - Philippines
Women's High Jump
Jean Shiley - United States
Babe Didrikson - United States Eva Dawes - Canada
Men's Pole Vault
Bill Miller - United States
Shuhei Nishida - Japan
George Jefferson - United States
Men's Shot Put
Leo Sexton - United States
Harlow Rothert - United States
František Douda - Czechoslovakia
Men's Discus
John Anderson - United States
Henri LaBorde - United States
Paul Winter - France
Women's Discus
Lillian Copeland - United States
Ruth Osburn - United States
Jadwiga Wajs - Poland
Men's Javelin
Matti Järvinen - Finland
Matti Sippala - Finland
Eino Penttilä - Finland
Women's Javelin
Babe Didrikson - United States Ellen Braumüller - Germany
Tilly Fleischer - Germany
Men's Hammer Throw
Pat O'Callaghan - Ireland
Ville Pörhölä - Finland
Peter Zaremba - United States
Decathlon
James Bausch - United States
Akilles Järvinen - Finland
Wolrad Eberle - Germany

Los Angeles 1932 Swimming
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Men's 100 Meter Freestyle
Yasuji Miyazaki - Japan
Tatsugo Kawaishi - Japan
Albert Schwartz - United States
Women's 100 Meter Freestyle
Helene Madison - United States
Willy den Ouden - Netherlands
Eleanor Saville - United States
Men's 400 Meter Freestyle
Buster Crabbe - United States
Jean Taris - France
Tsutomu Ōyokota - Japan
Women's 400 Meter Freestyle
Helene Madison - United States Lenore Kight - United States
Jenny Maakal - South Africa
Men's 1500 Meter Freestyle
Kusuo Kitamura - Japan
Shozo Makino - Japan
Jim Cristy - United States
Men's 100 Meter Backstroke
Masaji Kiyokawa - Japan
Toshio Irie - Japan
Kentaro Kawatsu - Japan
Women's 100 Meter Backstroke
Eleanor Holm - United States
Bonnie Mealing - Australia
Valerie Davies - Great Britain
Men's 200 Meter Breaststroke
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta - Japan
Reizo Koike - Japan
Teófilo Yldefonso - Philippines
Women's 200 Meter Breaststroke
Clare Dennis - Australia
Hideko Maehata - Japan
Else Jacobsen - Denmark
Women's 4X100 Meter Freestyle Relay
United States
Netherlands
Great Britain
Men's 4X200 Meter Freestyle Relay
Japan
United States
Hungary

Los Angeles 1932 Diving
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Men's 3 Meter Springboard
Michael Galitzen - United States Harold Smith - United States Richard Degener - United States
Women's 3 Meter Springboard
Georgia Coleman - United States Katherine Rawls - United States
Jane Fauntz - United States
Men's 10 Meter Platform
Harold Smith - United States Michael Galitzen - United States Frank Kurtz - United States
Women's 10 Meter Platform
Dorothy Poynton - United States Georgia Coleman - United States Marion Roper - United States

Los Angeles 1932 Water Polo
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Men's
Hungary
Germany
United States

Los Angeles 1932 Boxing
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Flyweight
István Énekes - Hungary
Francisco Cabañas - Mexico
Louis Salica - United States
Bantamweight
Horace Gwynne - Canada
Hans Ziglarski - Germany
José Villanueva - Philippines
Featherweight
Carmelo Robledo - Argentina
Josef Schleinkofer - Germany
Allan Carlsson - Sweden
Lightweight
Lawrence Stevens - South Africa
Thure Ahlqvist - Sweden
Nathan Bor - United States
Welterweight
Edward Flynn - United States
Erich Campe - Germany
Bruno Ahlberg - Finland
Middleweight
Carmen Barth - United States
Amado Azar - Argentina
Ernest Peirce - South Africa
Light Heavyweight
David Carstens - South Africa
Gino Rossi - Italy
Peter Jørgensen - Denmark
Heavyweight
Santiago Lovell - Argentina
Luigi Rovati - Italy
Frederick Feary - United States

Los Angeles 1932 Cycling
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
ROAD CYCLING
Individual
Attilio Pavesi - Italy
Guglielmo Segato - Italy
Bernhard Britz - Sweden
Team
Italy
Denmark
Sweden
TRACK CYCLING
Team Pursuit
Italy
France
Great Britain
Sprint
Jacobus van Egmond - Netherlands
Louis Chaillot - France
Bruno Pellizzari - Italy
Tandem
Louis Chaillot, Maurice Perrin - France Ernest Chambers, Stanley Chambers - Great Britain
Harald Christensen, Willy Gervin - Denmark
1000 Meter Time Trial
Dunc Gray - Australia
Jacobus van Egmond - Netherlands Charles Rampelberg - France

Los Angeles 1932 Equestrian
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Individual Dressage
Xavier Lesage - France
Charles Marion - France
Hiram Tuttle - United States
Team Dressage
France
Sweden
United States
Individual Eventing
Charles Pahud de Mortanges - Netherlands
Earl Foster Thomson - United States
Clarence von Rosen, Jr. - Sweden
Team Eventing
United States
Netherlands
None Awarded
Individual Jumping
Takeichi Nishi - Japan
Harry Chamberlin - United States
Clarence von Rosen, Jr. - Sweden
Team Jumping
Event declared void as no nation completed course with three riders

Los Angeles 1932 Fencing
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Men's Individual Épée
Giancarlo Cornaggia Medici - Italy
Georges Buchard - France
Carlo Agostoni - Italy
Men's Team Épée France
Italy
United States
Men's Individual Foil
Gustavo Marzi - Italy
Joseph Levis - United States
Giulio Gaudini - Italy
Men's Team Foil
France Italy United States
Men's Sabre
György Piller - Hungary
Giulio Gaudini - Italy Endre Kabos - Hungary
Men's Team Sabre
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Women's Individual Foil
Ellen Preis - Austria
Judy Guinness - Great Britain
Erna Bogen - Hungary

Los Angeles 1932 Gymnastics
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Individual All-Around
Romeo Neri - Italy
István Pelle - Hungary
Heikki Savolainen - Finland
Team All-Around
Italy
United States
Finland
Floor
István Pelle - Hungary Georges Miez - Switzerland
Mario Lertora - Italy
Horizontal Bar Dallas Bixler - United States
Heikki Savolainen - Finland Einari Teräsvirta - Finland
Indian Clubs
George Roth - United States
Philip Erenberg - United States
William Kuhlemeier - United States
Parallel Bars Romeo Neri - Italy István Pelle - Hungary Heikki Savolainen - Finland
Pommel Horse
István Pelle - Hungary Omero Bonoli - Italy
Frank Haubold - United States
Rings
George Gulack - United States
Bill Denton - United States
Giovanni Lattuada - Italy
Rope Climbing
Raymond Bass - United States
William Galbraith - United States
Thomas Connolly - United States
Tumbling
Rowland Wolfe - United States
Edwin Gross - United States
Willaim Herrmann - United States
Vault
Savino Guglielmetti - Italy
Al Jochim - United States
Ed Carmichael - United States

Los Angeles 1932 Field Hockey
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Men's
India
Japan
United States

Los Angeles 1932 Modern Pentathlon
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Men's
Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna - Sweden
Bo Lindman - Sweden
Richard Mayo - United States

Los Angeles 1932 Rowing
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Single Sculls
Bobby Pearce - Australia
William Miller - United States
Guillermo Douglas - Uruguay
Double Sculls
Ken Meyers, William Gilmore - United States
Herbert Buhtz, Gerhard Boetzelen - Germany
Charles Pratt, Noël de Mille - Canada
Coxless Pairs
Lewis Clive, Hugh Edwards - Great Britain
Cyril Stiles, Rangi Thompson - New Zealand
Henryk Budziński, Jan Mikołajczak - Poland
Coxed Pairs
United States
Poland
France
Coxless Fours
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Coxed Fours
Germany
Italy
Poland
Eights
United States
Italy
Canada

Los Angeles 1932 Sailing
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Snowbird
Jacques Lebrun - France
Bob Maas - Netherlands
Santiago Amat - Spain
Star
Gilbert Gray, Andrew Libano - United States
George Colin Ratsey, Peter Jaffe - Great Britain
Gunnar Asther, Daniel Sundén-Cullberg - Sweden
6 Meter Keelboat
Sweden
United States
Canada
8 Meter Keelboat
United States
Canada
No Further Competitors

Los Angeles 1932 Shooting
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Rapid Fire Pistol
Renzo Morigi - Italy
Heinz Hax - Germany
Domenico Matteucci - Italy
Rifle Prone
Bertil Rönnmark - Sweden
Gustavo Huet - Mexico
Zoltán Soós-Ruszka Hradetzky - Hungary

Los Angeles 1932 Weightlifting
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
60 kg
Raymond Suvigny - France
Hans Wölpert - Germany
Anthony Terlazzo - United States
67.5 kg
René Duverger - France
Hans Haas - Austria
Gastone Pierini - Italy
75 kg
Rudolf Ismayr - Germany
Carlo Galimberti - Italy
Karl Hipfinger - Austria
82.5 kg
Louis Hostin - France
Svend Olsen - Denmark
Henry Duey - United States
Over 82.5 kg
Jaroslav Skobla - Czechoslovakia
Václav Pšenička - Czechoslovakia
Josef Straßberger - Germany

Los Angeles 1932 Wrestling
EVENT
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
Freestyle Bantamweight
Jakob Brendel - Germany
Marcello Nizzola - Italy
Louis François - France
Freestyle Featherweight
Giovanni Gozi - Italy
Wolfgang Ehrl - Germany
Lauri Koskela - Finland
Freestyle Lightweight
Erik Malmberg - Sweden
Abraham Kurland - Denmark
Eduard Sperling - Germany
Freestyle Welterweight
Ivar Johansson - Sweden
Väinö Kajander - Finland
Ercole Gallegati - Italy
Freestyle Middleweight
Väinö Kokkinen - Finland Jean Földeák - Germany
Axel Cadier - Sweden
Freestyle Light Heavyweight
Rudolf Svensson - Sweden
Onni Pellinen - Finland
Mario Gruppioni - Italy
Freestyle Heavyweight
Carl Westergren - Sweden
Josef Urban - Czechoslovakia
Nickolaus Hirschl - Austria
Greco-Roman Bantamweight Robert Pearce - United States
Ödön Zombori - Hungary
Aatos Jaskari - Finland
Greco-Roman Featherweight Hermanni Pihlajamäki - Finland
Edgar Nemir - United States
Einar Karlsson - Sweden
Greco-Roman Lightweight Charles Pacôme - France
Károly Kápáti - Hungary Gustaf Klarén - Sweden
Greco-Roman Welterweight Jack van Bebber - United States
Daniel MacDonald - Canada
Eino Leino - Finland
Greco-Roman Middleweight Ivar Johansson - Sweden
Kyösti Luukko - Finland
József Tunyogi - Hungary
Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight Peter Mehringer - United States
Thure Sjöstedt - Sweden
Eddie Scarf - Australia
Greco-Roman Heavyweight Johan Richthoff - Sweden
Jack Riley - United States
Nickolaus Hirschl - Austria