Los angeles olympics 1932. Only about 1300 athletes representing 37 countries competed in the 1932 games. Los angeles cal aug. The poor participation was the.
1932 los angeles olympics. The 1932 olympic games were held in the middle of the great depression and given the transport links of the time in the relatively remote region of california. Los angeles cal aug.
India were among the countries reeling under financial pressure and the indian hockey team briefly considered pulling out of the summer games. The los angeles games were the ninth occurrence of the modern olympic games. Babe didrikson won two gold medals in the javelin and the hurdles event.
Consequently participation in the games was the lowest since 1904 with only half as many athletes taking part as had in 1928. The games opened on february 4 and closed on february 15. Los angeles 1932 olympic games athletic festival held in los angeles that took place july 30aug.
Tenth street a major thoroughfare in los angeles was renamed olympic boulevard in honor of the games of the tenth. The world was still reeling from the after effects of the wall street crash of 1929 and the great depression when the 1932 olympics in los angeles came calling. 1932 los angeles olympics by the associated pressjuly 30 2020 gmt editors with the tokyo olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic the associated press is looking back at the history of summer games.
This story was published in the chattanooga news on aug. 1 ap on the crest of a record breaking wave unparalleled in world athletic competition america move swiftly today into a commanding position in the olympic track. Editors with the tokyo olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic the associated press is looking back at the history of summer games.
Highlights the los angeles memorial coliseum was known in 1932 as olympic stadium.