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Games of the X Olympiad - Los Angeles1932
Date: 30 July - 14 August.
Nations: 37.
Athletes: 1,408 (1,281men, 127 women).
Sports: 14.
Events: 117.
Official opening of the Games by:
US Vice-President Charles Curtis.
Olympic flame: - lit at the Coliseum Stadium.
Olympic oath: - George Calnan (fencing).
Official oath: - (first time in Munich in 1972).
Number of medal-winning nations: 27.
National medal total:
1. USA 103 (41, 32, 30).
   
                   
      For the first time since 1900, the great economic crisis halved the number of the participants, but did not jeopardize the quality of the competition (18 world records were set). The Games lasted for 16 days (the shortest Games lasted 79 days).
For the first time the medal ceremonies took place immediately after the end of an event instead of on the last day of the Games. For the first time the victory stand and raising of national flags in honour of the victors were introduced during the medal ceremonies.
The first Olympic village was erected in Los Angeles - 550 two-roomed cabins were intended only for men, while female athletes stayed at a hotel.
Even though the YOC decided not to take part in the Games because of the high travelling costs, Yugoslavia was on the participants list thanks to athlete Veljko Narančić who covered his own travelling expenses to the USA and competed in the discus throw.

Candidate cities: no other candidate cities.		  
The most successful athlete: Mildred “Babe” Didriksen (USA) medalled two golds and a silver 		 
     

SPORTS (14)

    
 		  
     
  • Aquatics1
  • Athletics
  • Cycling
  • Boxing
  • Rowing
  • Gymnastics
  • Weightlifting
  • Sailing
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Modern Pentathlon
  • Wrestling
  • Football
  • Hockey
  1 - swimming, diving, water polo and starting with 1984, synchronized swimming  
             
     

NATIONAL MEDAL TOTAL

      
     
  Country Gold Silver Bronze
1. USA 41 32 30
2. ITALY 12 12 12
3. FRANCE 10 5 4
4. SWEDEN 9 5 9
5. JAPAN 7 7 4
6. HUNGARY 6 4 5
7. FINLAND 5 8 12
8. GREAT BRITAIN 4 7 5
9. GERMANY 3 12 5
10. AUSTRALIA 3 1 1
11. ARGENTINA 3 1 0
12. CANADA 2 5 8
13. NETHERLANDS 2 5 0
14. POLAND 2 1 4
15. SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 3
16. IRELAND 2 0 0
17. CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 2 1
18. AUSTRIA 1 1 3
19. INDIA 1 0 0
20. DENMARK 0 3 3
21. MEXICO 0 2 0
22. LATVIA 0 1 0
23. NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0
24. SWITZERLAND 0 1 0
25. PHILLIPINES 0 0 3
26. SPAIN 0 0 1
27. URUGUAY 0 0 1
  For the first time Olympic medals were won by Mexico and Latvia.  
             
           
                   
             
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