III Olympic Winter Games
Host city	Lake Placid, New York, USA
Nations participating	17
Athletes participating	252 (231 men, 21 women)
Events	14 in 4 sports
Opening ceremony	February 4
Closing ceremony	February 15
Officially opened by	Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
Athlete's Oath	Jack Shea
Stadium	Lake Placid Speedskating Oval

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, 1932.

[edit] Highlights

• The Games were opened by New York Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Roosevelt was elected President of the United States later the same year.
• Irving Jaffee won the 5,000m and the 10,000m speedskating beating previous champion and world record holder Ivar Ballangrud in the 10,000m by 5 yards.
• The USA won the medal tally with a total accumilation of 6 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 2 bronze medals with a total of 12 medals. This has been the only time the U.S. has won the medal tally in a Winter Olympics event.

[edit] Events

Medals were awarded in 14 events in 4 sports (7 disciplines). The Games also included events in three demonstration sports.

• Bobsleigh
• Figure skating
• Ice hockey
• Nordic skiing
  • Cross-country skiing
  • Nordic combined
  • Ski jumping
• Speed skating

[edit] Demonstration sports

• Curling
• Sled dog race
• Speed skating (women)

[edit] Venues

A Works Progress Administration poster advertising the Lake Placid bobsled run

• Bobsleigh track

[edit] Participating nations

The Olympic Bobsled run from the air

Athletes from 17 nations competed in these Games, down from 25 nations at the previous Games in 1928. Argentina, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Yugoslavia did not send athletes to Lake Placid.

[edit] Medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (host nation)	6	4	2	12
2	Norway	3	4	3	10
3	Canada	1	1	5	7
4	Sweden	1	2	0	3
5	Finland	1	1	1	3
6	Austria	1	1	0	2
7	France	1	0	0	1
8	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
9	Germany	0	0	2	2
10	Hungary	0	0	1	1

[edit] References

• III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932, 1932

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 1932 Winter Olympics

• Olympic.org's web page about the Lake Placid 1932 from the International Olympic Committee
• Lake Placid Olympic Authority
• The program of the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics