List of 1932 Summer Olympics medal winners

The 1932 Summer Olympics, referred to by the International Olympic Committee as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 30 through August 14, 1932.

A total of individual athletes won medals. Athletes from the United States were the most successful, winning 103 medals during the games, 41 of which were gold. Italy and Finland, won the second and third most medals, with 36 and 25 respectively. France finished third in the gold medal count (behind Italy and the United States) having achieved 10 golds in their haul of 19 medals.

Medals were awarded in a total of 116 events across 16 sports. In addition, American football and lacrosse were held as demonstration events.

Athletics

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's 100m
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Eddie Tolan
  United States
Ralph Metcalfe
  United States
Arthur Jonath
  Germany
Men's 200m
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Eddie Tolan
  United States
George Simpson
  United States
Ralph Metcalfe
  United States
Men's 400m
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Bill Carr
  United States
Ben Eastman
  United States
Alex Wilson
  Canada
Men's 800m
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Tommy Hampson
  Great Britain
Alex Wilson
  Canada
Phil Edwards
  Canada
Men's 1500m
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Luigi Beccali
  Italy
Jerry Cornes
  Great Britain
Phil Edwards
  Canada
Men's 5000m
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Lauri Lehtinen
  Finland
Ralph Hill
  United States
Lauri Virtanen
  Finland
Men's 10000m
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Janusz Kusociński
  Poland
Volmari Iso-Hollo
  Finland
Lauri Virtanen
  Finland
Men's 110m hurdles
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George Saling
  United States
Percy Beard
  United States
Donald Finlay
  Great Britain
Men's 400m hurdles
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Bob Tisdall
  Ireland
Glenn Hardin
  United States
Morgan Taylor
  United States
Men's 3000m steeplechase
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Volmari Iso-Hollo
  Finland
Thomas Evenson
  Great Britain
Joe McCluskey
  United States
Men's 4 × 100 m relay
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  United States (USA)
Bob Kiesel
Hector Dyer
Emmett Toppino
Frank Wykoff
  Germany (GER)
Friedrich Hendrix
Erich Borchmeyer
Arthur Jonath
Helmut Körnig
  Italy (ITA)
Giuseppe Castelli
Gabriele Salviati
Ruggero Maregatti
Edgardo Toetti
Men's 4 × 400 m relay
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  United States (USA)
Ivan Fuqua
Ed Ablowich
Karl Warner
Bill Carr
  Great Britain (GBR)
Crew Stoneley
Tommy Hampson
David Burghley
Godfrey Rampling
  Canada (CAN)
James Ball
Ray Lewis
Phil Edwards
Alex Wilson
Men's 50 km walk
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Tommy Green
  Great Britain
Jānis Daliņš
  Latvia
Ugo Frigerio
  Italy
Men's marathon
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Juan Carlos Zabala
  Argentina
Sam Ferris
  Great Britain
Armas Toivonen
  Finland
Men's long jump
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Ed Gordon
  United States
Lambert Redd
  United States
Chuhei Nambu
  Japan
Men's triple jump
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Chuhei Nambu
  Japan
Erik Svensson
  Sweden
Kenkichi Oshima
  Japan
Men's high jump
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Duncan McNaughton
  Canada
Bob Van Osdel
  United States
Simeon Toribio
  Philippines
Men's pole vault
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Bill Miller
  United States
Shuhei Nishida
  Japan
George Jefferson
  United States
Men's shot put
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Leo Sexton
  United States
Harlow Rothert
  United States
František Douda
  Czechoslovakia
Men's discus throw
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John Anderson
  United States
Henri LaBorde
  United States
Paul Winter
  France
Men's hammer throw
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Pat O'Callaghan
  Ireland
Ville Pörhölä
  Finland
Peter Zaremba
  United States
Men's javelin throw
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Matti Järvinen
  Finland
Matti Sippala
  Finland
Eino Penttilä
  Finland
Men's decathlon
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James Bausch
  United States
Akilles Järvinen
  Finland
Wolrad Eberle
  Germany
Women's 100m
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Stanisława Walasiewicz
  Poland *
Hilda Strike
  Canada
Wilhelmina von Bremen
  United States
Women's 4 × 100 m relay
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  United States (USA)
Mary Carew
Evelyn Furtsch
Annette Rogers
Wilhelmina von Bremen
  Canada (CAN)
Mary Frizzell
Mildred Fizzell
Lillian Palmer
Hilda Strike
  Great Britain (GBR)
Nellie Halstead
Eileen Hiscock
Gwendoline Porter
Violet Webb
Women's 80m hurdles
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Babe Didrikson
  United States
Evelyne Hall
  United States
Marjorie Clark
  South Africa
Women's high jump
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Jean Shiley
  United States
Babe Didrikson
  United States
Eva Dawes
  Canada
Women's discus throw
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Lillian Copeland
  United States
Ruth Osburn
  United States
Jadwiga Wajs
  Poland
Women's javelin throw
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Babe Didrikson
  United States
Ellen Braumüller
  Germany
Tilly Fleischer
  Germany

Boxing

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
(-50.8 kg / 112 lb)
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István Énekes
  Hungary
Francisco Cabañas
  Mexico
Louis Salica
  United States
Bantamweight
(-53.5 kg / 118 lb)
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Horace Gwynne
  Canada
Hans Ziglarski
  Germany
José Villanueva
  Philippines
Featherweight
(-57.2 kg / 126 lb)
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Carmelo Robledo
  Argentina
Josef Schleinkofer
  Germany
Allan Carlsson
  Sweden
Lightweight
(-61.2 kg / 135 lb)
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Lawrence Stevens
  South Africa
Thure Ahlqvist
  Sweden
Nathan Bor
  United States
Welterweight
(-66.7 kg / 147 lb)
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Edward Flynn
  United States
Erich Campe
  Germany
Bruno Ahlberg
  Finland
Middleweight
(-72.6 kg / 160 lb)
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Carmen Barth
  United States
Amado Azar
  Argentina
Ernest Peirce
  South Africa
Light heavyweight
(-79.4 kg / 175 lb)
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David Carstens
  South Africa
Gino Rossi
  Italy
Peter Jørgensen
  Denmark
Heavyweight
(over 79.4 kg/175 lb)
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Santiago Lovell
  Argentina
Luigi Rovati
  Italy
Frederick Feary
  United States

Cycling

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual time trial
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Attilio Pavesi
  Italy
Guglielmo Segato
  Italy
Bernhard Britz
  Sweden
Team time trial
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  Italy (ITA)
Giuseppe Olmo
Attilio Pavesi
Guglielmo Segato
  Denmark (DEN)
Henry
Leo Nielsen
Frode Sørensen
  Sweden (SWE)
Arne Berg
Bernhard Britz
Sven Höglund
1000m time trial
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Dunc Gray
  Australia
Jacobus van Egmond
  Netherlands
Charles Rampelberg
  France
Sprint
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Jacobus van Egmond
  Netherlands
Louis Chaillot
  France
Bruno Pellizzari
  Italy
Tandem
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  France (FRA)
Louis Chaillot
Maurice Perrin
  Great Britain (GBR)
Ernest Chambers
Stanley Chambers
  Denmark (DEN)
Harald Christensen
Willy Gervin
Team pursuit
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  Italy (ITA)
Paolo Pedretti
Nino Borsari
Marco Cimatti
Alberto Ghilardi
  France (FRA)
Henri Mouillefarine
Paul Chocque
Amédée Fournier
René Legrèves
  Great Britain (GBR)
Frank Southall
William Harvell
Charles Holland
Ernest Johnson

Diving

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Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 metre springboard
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Michael Galitzen
  United States
Harold Smith
  United States
Richard Degener
  United States
10 metre platform
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Harold Smith
  United States
Michael Galitzen
  United States
Frank Kurtz
  United States

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 metre springboard
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Georgia Coleman
  United States
Katherine Rawls
  United States
Jane Fauntz
  United States
10 metre platform
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Dorothy Poynton
  United States
Georgia Coleman
  United States
Marion Roper
  United States

Equestrian

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual dressage
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Xavier Lesage and Taine
  France
Charles Marion and Linon
  France
Hiram Tuttle and Olympic
  United States
Team dressage
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  France (FRA)
Xavier Lesage and Taine
Charles Marion and Linon
André Jousseaume and Sorelta
  Sweden (SWE)
Bertil Sandström and Kreta
Thomas Byström and Gulliver
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. and Ingo
  United States (USA)
Hiram Tuttle and Olympic
Isaac Kitts and American Lady
Alvin Moore and Water Pat
Individual eventing
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Charles Pahud de Mortanges and Ferdinand
  Netherlands
Earl Foster Thomson and Jenny Camp
  United States
Clarence von Rosen, Jr. and Sunnyside Maid
  Sweden
Team eventing
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  United States (USA)
Earl Foster Thomson and Jenny Camp
Harry Chamberlin and Pleasant Smiles
Edwin Argo and Honolulu Tomboy
  Netherlands (NED)
Charles Pahud de Mortanges and Marcroix
Karel Schummelketel and Duiveltje
Aernout van Lennep and Henk
No Bronze awarded
Individual jumping
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Takeichi Nishi and Uranus
  Japan
Harry Chamberlin and Show Girl
  United States
Clarence von Rosen, Jr. and Empire
  Sweden
  • Note:The scheduled team jumping event was declared void as no nation completed the course with three riders

Fencing

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's épée
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Giancarlo Cornaggia Medici
  Italy
Georges Buchard
  France
Carlo Agostoni
  Italy
Men's team épée
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  France (FRA)
Fernand Jourdant
Bernard Schmetz
Georges Tainturier
Georges Buchard
Jean Piot
Philippe Cattiau
  Italy (ITA)
Saverio Ragno
Giancarlo Cornaggia Medici
Franco Riccardi
Carlo Agostoni
Renzo Minoli
  United States (USA)
George Charles Calnan
Gustave Marinius Heiss
Frank Stahl Jr. Righeimer
Tracy Jaeckel
Curtis Charles Shears
Miguel Angel De Capriles
Men's foil
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Gustavo Marzi
  Italy
Joseph L. Levis
  United States
Giulio Gaudini
  Italy
Men's team foil
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  France (FRA)
Edward Gardère
René Bondoux
René Bougnol
René Lemoine
Philippe Cattiau
Jean Piot
  Italy (ITA)
Giulio Gaudini
Gustavo Marzi
Ugo Pignotti
Gioachino Guaragna
Rodolfo Terlizzi
Giorgio Pessina
  United States (USA)
George Charles Calnan
Richard Clarke Steere
Joseph L. Levis
Dernell Every
Hugh Vincent Alessandroni
Frank Stahl Jr. Righeimer
Men's sabre
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György Piller
  Hungary
Giulio Gaudini
  Italy
Endre Kabos
  Hungary
Men's team sabre
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  Hungary (HUN)
Endre Kabos
Attila Petschauer
Ernő Nagy
Gyula Glykais
György Piller
Aladár Gerevich
  Italy (ITA)
Gustavo Marzi
Giulio Gaudini
Renato Anselmi
Emilio Salafia
Arturo De Vecchi
Ugo Pignotti
  Poland (POL)
Tadeusz Friedrich
Marian Suski
Władysław Dobrowolski
Władysław Segda
Leszek Lubicz
Adam Papée
Women's foil
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Ellen Preis
  Austria
Judy Guinness
  Great Britain
Erna Bogen
  Hungary

Field hockey

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
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  India (IND)
Richard Allen
Muhammad Aslam
Lal Bokhari
Frank Brewin
Richard Carr
Dhyan Chand
Leslie Hammond
Arthur Hind
Sayed Jaffar
Masud Minhas
Broome Pinniger
Gurmit Singh Kullar
Roop Singh
William Sullivan
Carlyle Tapsell
  Japan (JPN)
Shunkichi Hamada
Junzo Inohara
Sadayoshi Kobayashi
Haruhiko Kon
Kenichi Konishi
Hiroshi Nagata
Eiichi Nakamura
Yoshio Sakai
Katsumi Shibata
Akio Sohda
Toshio Usami
  United States (USA)
William Boddington
Harold Brewster
Roy Coffin
Amos Deacon
Horace Disston
Samuel Ewing
James Gentle
Henry Greer
Lawrence Knapp
David McMullin
Leonard O'Brien
Charles Sheaffer
Frederick Wolters

Gymnastics

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
All-Around, Individual
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Romeo Neri
  Italy
István Pelle
  Hungary
Heikki Savolainen
  Finland
All-Around, Team
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  Italy (ITA)
Oreste Capuzzo
Savino Guglielmetti
Mario Lertora
Romeo Neri
Franco Tognini
  United States (USA)
Frank Haubold
Frank Cumiskey
Al Jochim
Fred Meyer
Michael Schuler
  Finland (FIN)
Mauri Nyberg-Noroma
Ilmari Pakarinen
Heikki Savolainen
Einari Teräsvirta
Martti Uosikkinen
Floor
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István Pelle
  Hungary
Georges Miez
  Switzerland
Mario Lertora
  Italy
Horizontal bar
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Dallas Bixler
  United States
Heikki Savolainen
  Finland
Einari Teräsvirta
  Finland
Indian clubs
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George Roth
  United States
Philip Erenberg
  United States
William Kuhlemeier
  United States
Parallel bars
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Romeo Neri
  Italy
István Pelle
  Hungary
Heikki Savolainen
  Finland
Pommel horse
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István Pelle
  Hungary
Omero Bonoli
  Italy
Frank Haubold
  United States
Rings
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George Gulack
  United States
Bill Denton
  United States
Giovanni Lattuada
  Italy
Rope climbing
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Raymond Bass
  United States
William Galbraith
  United States
Thomas F. Connolly
  United States
Tumbling
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Rowland Wolfe
  United States
Ed Gross
  United States
William Herrmann
  United States
Vault
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Savino Guglielmetti
  Italy
Al Jochim
  United States
Ed Carmichael
  United States

Modern pentathlon

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
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Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna
  Sweden
Bo Lindman
  Sweden
Richard Mayo
  United States

Rowing

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
single sculls
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Bobby Pearce
  Australia
William Miller
  United States
Guillermo Douglas
  Uruguay
double sculls
details
  United States (USA)
Ken Myers
William Gilmore
  Germany (GER)
Herbert Buhtz
Gerhard Boetzelen
  Canada (CAN)
Charles Pratt
Noël de Mille
coxless pairs
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  Great Britain (GBR)
Lewis Clive
Hugh Edwards
  New Zealand (NZL)
Cyril Stiles
Rangi Thompson
  Poland (POL)
Henryk Budziński
Jan Mikołajczak
coxed pairs
details
  United States (USA)
Joseph Schauers
Charles Kieffer
Edward Jennings
  Poland (POL)
Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Jerzy Skolimowski
  France (FRA)
Anselme Brusa
André Giriat
Pierre Brunet
coxless four
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  Great Britain (GBR)
John Badcock
Hugh Edwards
Jack Beresford
Rowland George
  Germany (GER)
Karl Aletter
Ernst Gaber
Walter Flinsch
Hans Maier
  Italy (ITA)
Antonio Ghiardello
Francesco Cossu
Giliante D'Este
Antonio Garzoni Provenzani
coxed four
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  Germany (GER)
Hans Eller
Horst Hoeck
Walter Meyer
Joachim Spremberg
Carlheinz Neumann
  Italy (ITA)
Bruno Vattovaz
Giovanni Plazzer
Riccardo Divora
Bruno Parovel
Guerrino Scher
  Poland (POL)
Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Stanisław Urban
Edward Kobyliński
Jerzy Skolimowski
eight
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  United States (USA)
Edwin Salisbury
James Blair
Duncan Gregg
David Dunlap
Burton Jastram
Charles Chandler
Harold Tower
Winslow Hall
Norris Graham
  Italy (ITA)
Vittorio Cioni
Mario Balleri
Renato Bracci
Dino Barsotti
Roberto Vestrini
Guglielmo Del Bimbo
Enrico Garzelli
Renato Barbieri
Cesare Milani
  Canada (CAN)
Earl Eastwood
Joseph Harris
Stanley Stanyar
Harry Fry
Cedric Liddell
William Thoburn
Don Boal
Albert Taylor
Les MacDonald

Sailing

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Snowbird
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Jacques Lebrun
  France
Bob Maas
  Netherlands
Santiago Amat
  Spain
Star
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  United States (USA)
Jupiter
Gilbert Gray
Andrew Libano
  Great Britain (GBR)
Joy
George Colin Ratsey
Peter Jaffe
  Sweden (SWE)
Swedisk Star
Gunnar Asther
Daniel Sundén-Cullberg
6 metre
details
  Sweden (SWE)
Bissbi
Tore Holm
Martin Hindorff
Olle Åkerlund
Åke Bergqvist
  United States (USA)
Gallant
Robert Carlson
Temple Ashbrook
Frederic Conant
Charles Smith
Donald Wills Douglas, Jr.
Emmett Davis
  Canada (CAN)
Caprice
Philip Rogers
Gerald Wilson
Gardner Boultbee
Kenneth Glass
8 metre
details
  United States (USA)
Angelita
John Biby
William Cooper
Carl Dorsey
Owen Churchill
Robert Sutton
Pierpont Davis
Alan Morgan
Alphonse Burnand
Thomas Webster
John Huettner
Richard Moore
Kenneth Carey
  Canada (CAN)
Santa Maria
Ernest Cribb
Harry Jones
Peter Gordon
Hubert Wallace
Ronald Maitland
George Gyles
none awarded

Shooting

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
25 metre rapid fire pistol
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Renzo Morigi
  Italy
Heinz Hax
  Germany
Domenico Matteucci
  Italy
50 metre rifle prone
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Bertil Rönnmark
  Sweden
Gustavo Huet
  Mexico
Zoltán Soós-Hradetzky
  Hungary

Swimming

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Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
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Yasuji Miyazaki
  Japan
Tatsugo Kawaishi
  Japan
Albert Schwartz
  United States
400 m freestyle
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Buster Crabbe
  United States
Jean Taris
  France
Tsutomu Ōyokota
  Japan
1500 m freestyle
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Kusuo Kitamura
  Japan
Shozo Makino
  Japan
Jim Cristy
  United States
100 m backstroke
details
Masaji Kiyokawa
  Japan
Toshio Irie
  Japan
Kentaro Kawatsu
  Japan
200 m breaststroke
details
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
  Japan
Reizo Koike
  Japan
Teófilo Yldefonso
  Philippines
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
details
  Japan (JPN)
Yasuji Miyazaki
Hisakichi Toyoda
Takashi Yokoyama
Masanori Yusa
  United States (USA)
Frank Booth
George Fissler
Maiola Kalili
Manuella Kalili
  Hungary (HUN)
István Bárány
László Szabados
András Székely
András Wanié

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m freestyle
details
Helene Madison
  United States
Willy den Ouden
  Netherlands
Eleanor Saville
  United States
400 m freestyle
details
Helene Madison
  United States
Lenore Kight
  United States
Jenny Maakal
  South Africa
100 m backstroke
details
Eleanor Holm
  United States
Bonnie Mealing
  Australia
Valerie Davies
  Great Britain
200 m breaststroke
details
Clare Dennis
  Australia
Hideko Maehata
  Japan
Else Jacobsen
  Denmark
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
details
  United States (USA)
Helen Johns
Helene Madison
Josephine McKim
Eleanor Saville
  Netherlands (NED)
Corrie Laddé
Willy den Ouden
Puck Oversloot
Maria Vierdag
  Great Britain (GBR)
Joyce Cooper
Valerie Davies
Edna Hughes
Helen Varcoe

Water polo

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
details
  Hungary (HUN)
István Barta
György Bródy
Olivér Halassy
Márton Homonnai
Sándor Ivády
Alajos Keserű
Ferenc Keserű
János Németh
Miklós Sárkány
József Vértesy
  Germany (GER)
Emil Benecke
Otto Cordes
Hans Eckstein
Fritz Gunst
Erich Rademacher
Joachim Rademacher
Hans Schulze
Heiko Schwartz
  United States (USA)
Austin Clapp
Philip Daubenspeck
Charles Finn
Charles McCallister
Wally O'Connor
Cal Strong
Herbert Wildman

Weightlifting

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Featherweight
–60 kg details
Raymond Suvigny
  France
Hans Wölpert
  Germany
Anthony Terlazzo
  United States
Lightweight
–67.5 kg details
René Duverger
  France
Hans Haas
  Austria
Gastone Pierini
  Italy
Middleweight
–75 kg details
Rudolf Ismayr
  Germany
Carlo Galimberti
  Italy
Karl Hipfinger
  Austria
Light-heavyweight
–82.5 kg details
Louis Hostin
  France
Svend Olsen
  Denmark
Henry Duey
  United States
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg details
Jaroslav Skobla
  Czechoslovakia
Václav Pšenička
  Czechoslovakia
Josef Straßberger
  Germany

Wrestling

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Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight
(- 56 kg) details
Jakob Brendel
  Germany
Marcello Nizzola
  Italy
Louis François
  France
Featherweight
(- 61 kg) details
Giovanni Gozzi
  Italy
Wolfgang Ehrl
  Germany
Lauri Koskela
  Finland
Lightweight
(- 66 kg) details
Eric Malmberg
  Sweden
Abraham Kurland
  Denmark
Eduard Sperling
  Germany
Welterweight
(- 72 kg) details
Ivar Johansson
  Sweden
Väinö Kajander
  Finland
Ercole Gallegati
  Italy
Middleweight
(- 79 kg) details
Väinö Kokkinen
  Finland
Jean Földeák
  Germany
Axel Cadier
  Sweden
Light Heavyweight
(- 87 kg) details
Rudolf Svensson
  Sweden
Onni Pellinen
  Finland
Mario Gruppioni
  Italy
Heavyweight
(+ 87 kg) details
Carl Westergren
  Sweden
Josef Urban
  Czechoslovakia
Nikolaus Hirschl
  Austria

Freestyle

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight
(- 56 kg) details
Robert Pearce
  United States
Ödön Zombori
  Hungary
Aatos Jaskari
  Finland
Featherweight
(- 61 kg) details
Hermanni Pihlajamäki
  Finland
Edgar Nemir
  United States
Einar Karlsson
  Sweden
Lightweight
(- 66 kg) details
Charles Pacôme
  France
Károly Kárpáti
  Hungary
Gustaf Klarén
  Sweden
Welterweight
(- 72 kg) details
Jack van Bebber
  United States
Daniel MacDonald
  Canada
Eino Leino
  Finland
Middleweight
(- 79 kg) details
Ivar Johansson
  Sweden
Kyösti Luukko
  Finland
József Tunyogi
  Hungary
Light Heavyweight
(- 87 kg) details
Peter Mehringer
  United States
Thure Sjöstedt
  Sweden
Eddie Scarf
  Australia
Heavyweight
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Johan Richthoff
  Sweden
Jack Riley
  United States
Nikolaus Hirschl
  Austria

Statistics

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Medal leaders

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

Athlete Nation Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total

See also

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  • "Los Angeles 1932". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.