1932 Simmer Olympics
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| Host ceety | Los Angeles, Californie, Unitit States |
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| Naitions pairteecipatin | 37 |
| Athletes pairteecipatin | 1,332 (1,206 men, 126 weemen) |
| Events | 117 in 14 sports |
| Appenin ceremony | Julie 30 |
| Closin ceremony | August 14 |
| Offeecially appened bi | Vice Preses Charles Curtis |
| Athlete's Oath | George Calnan |
| Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
The 1932 Simmer Olympics, offeecially kent as the Gemmes o the X Olympiad, wis a major warldwide multi-athletic event which wis celebratit in 1932 in Los Angeles, Californie, Unitit States. Na ither ceeties made a bid tae host thir Olympics. Held during the warldwide Great Depression, mony naitions an athletes war unable tae pay for the trip tae Los Angeles. Fewer nor hauf the pairteecipants o the 1928 Simmer Olympics in Amsterdam returned tae compete in 1932. Even U.S. Preses Herbert Hoover skipped the event.[1]
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- ↑ Hoover, wha an aa skipped the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, wis the seicont U.S. preses tae miss a Gemmes in the Unitit States held during his term. The first wis Preses Theodore Roosevelt, wha decidit nae tae attend the 1904 Simmer Olympics, held in St. Louis, Missouri, acause St. Louis mayor David R. Francis declined tae let Roosevelt help officiate. Zarnowski, C. Frank (Summer 1992). "A Look at Olympic Costs" (PDF). Citius, Altius, Fortius. 1 (1): 16–32. Retrieved 24 Mairch 2007.
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1 Discountit ex post facto bi the IOC. 2 Cancelled due tae Warld War I. 3 Cancelled due tae Warld War II. | ||
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