List of 1932 Winter Olympics medal winners

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games,[1] were a winter multi-sport event held in Lake Placid, New York, United States, from February 4 to February 15, 1932. A total of 252 athletes representing 17 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these Games. Overall, 14 events in 7 disciplines were contested.[2]

A man and woman standing on an ice rink in figure skates and wearing matching sweaters
Sonja Henie of Norway and Karl Schäfer of Austria, the gold medal winners in ladies' and men's singles figure skating during the 1932 Olympic Games

The Olympic program remained similar to previous Winter Olympics, with only a few exceptions.[2][3][4] Both men and women competed in these Games.[5] Warm weather forced officials to hold the four-man bobsleigh competition two days after the closing ceremonies, which had been conducted on February 13.[6]

A total of 87 athletes won medals.[7] Athletes from the United States earned the most medals during the Games, winning 12 medals, half of which were gold. Athletes from Norway and Canada won the second and third most medals, with 10 and 7 respectively.[8] Athletes from 10 participating NOCs won at least one medal; 7 won at least one gold medal.[8]

Sonja Henie of Norway won her second consecutive gold medal in the ladies' individual figure skating competition.[9] Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet of France won their third consecutive medal in pairs figure skating, having won bronze in Chamonix before golds in St. Moritz and Lake Placid.[10][11] In the men's event, Austrian figure skater Karl Schäfer beat out three-time Olympic champion Gillis Grafström of Sweden.[12] 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 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.[2][13]

Bobsleigh

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Billy Fiske, gold medalist in the four-man bobsleigh event

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.[14] 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.[15]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
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  United States (USA)[16]
USA I
Hubert Stevens
Curtis Stevens
  Switzerland (SUI)[17]
Switzerland II
Reto Capadrutt
Oscar Geier
  United States (USA)[16]
USA II
John Heaton
Robert Minton
Four-man
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  United States (USA)[16]
USA I
Billy Fiske
Edward Eagan
Clifford Grey
Jay O'Brien
  United States (USA)[16]
USA II
Henry Homburger
Percy Bryant
Francis Stevens
Edmund Horton
  Germany (GER)[18]
Germany I
Hanns Kilian
Max Ludwig
Hans Mehlhorn
Sebastian Huber

Cross-country skiing

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
18 km[19]
details
Sven Utterström
  Sweden
Axel Wikström
  Sweden
Veli Saarinen
  Finland
50 km[20]
details
Veli Saarinen
  Finland
Väinö Liikkanen
  Finland
Arne Rustadstuen
  Norway

Figure skating

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Beatrix Loughran, silver medal winner in pairs at the 1932 Winter Olympics
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles[21]
details
Karl Schäfer
  Austria
Gillis Grafström
  Sweden
Montgomery Wilson
  Canada
Ladies' singles[22]
details
Sonja Henie
  Norway
Fritzi Burger
  Austria
Maribel Vinson
  United States
Pairs
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  France (FRA)[23]
Andrée Brunet
Pierre Brunet
  United States (USA)[24]
Beatrix Loughran
Sherwin Badger
  Hungary (HUN)[25]
Emília Rotter
László Szollás

Ice hockey

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team
details
  Canada (CAN)[26]
William Cockburn
Clifford Crowley
Albert Duncanson
George Garbutt
Roy Henkel
Vic Lindquist
Norman Malloy
Walter Monson
Kenneth Moore
Romeo Rivers
Hack Simpson
Hugh Sutherland
Stanley Wagner
Alston Wise
  United States (USA)[27]
Osborne Anderson
Johnny Bent
John Chase
John Cookman
Douglas Everett
Franklin Farrel
Joseph Fitzgerald
Edwin Frazier
John Garrison
Gerard Hallock
Robert Livingston
Francis Nelson
Winthrop Palmer
Gordon Smith
  Germany (GER)[28]
Rudi Ball
Alfred Heinrich
Erich Herker
Gustav Jaenecke
Werner Korff
Walter Leinweber
Erich Römer
Martin Schröttle
Marquardt Slevogt
Georg Strobl

Nordic combined

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual[29]
details
Johan Grøttumsbråten
  Norway
Ole Stenen
  Norway
Hans Vinjarengen
  Norway

Ski jumping

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual[30]
details
Birger Ruud
  Norway
Hans Beck
  Norway
Kaare Wahlberg
  Norway

Speed skating

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres[31]
details
Jack Shea
  United States
Bernt Evensen
  Norway
Alexander Hurd
  Canada
1500 metres[32]
details
Jack Shea
  United States
Alexander Hurd
  Canada
Willy Logan
  Canada
5000 metres[33]
details
Irving Jaffee
  United States
Eddie Murphy
  United States
Willy Logan
  Canada
10000 metres[34]
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Irving Jaffee
  United States
Ivar Ballangrud
  Norway
Frank Stack
  Canada

Statistics

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Multiple medalists

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Athletes who won multiple medals during the 1932 Winter Olympics are listed below.[7]

Athlete Nation Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Irving Jaffee   United States (USA) Speed skating 2 0 0 2
John Shea   United States (USA) Speed skating 2 0 0 2
Veli Saarinen   Finland (FIN) Cross-country skiing 1 0 1 2
Alexander Hurd   Canada (CAN) Speed skating 0 1 1 2
Willy Logan   Canada (CAN) Speed skating 0 0 2 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games, p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c "Lake Placid 1932". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "St. Moritz 1928". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  4. ^ "Chamonix 1924". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
  5. ^ Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games, pp. 26, 213–223.
  6. ^ Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games, p. 263.
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  15. ^ Official Report of the 1932 Olympic Games, pp. 245–246.
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