List of 1932 Summer Olympics medal winners
The 1932 Summer Olympics, referred to by the International Olympic Committee as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 30 through August 14, 1932.
A total of individual athletes won medals. Athletes from the United States were the most successful, winning 103 medals during the games, 41 of which were gold. Italy and Finland, won the second and third most medals, with 36 and 25 respectively. France finished third in the gold medal count (behind Italy and the United States) having achieved 10 golds in their haul of 19 medals.
Medals were awarded in a total of 116 events across 16 sports. In addition, American football and lacrosse were held as demonstration events.
Athletics
Boxing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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István Énekes Hungary
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Francisco Cabañas Mexico
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Louis Salica United States
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Horace Gwynne Canada
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Hans Ziglarski Germany
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José Villanueva Philippines
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Carmelo Robledo Argentina
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Josef Schleinkofer Germany
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Allan Carlsson Sweden
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Lawrence Stevens South Africa
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Thure Ahlqvist Sweden
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Nathan Bor United States
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Edward Flynn United States
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Erich Campe Germany
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Bruno Ahlberg Finland
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Carmen Barth United States
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Amado Azar Argentina
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Ernest Peirce South Africa
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David Carstens South Africa
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Gino Rossi Italy
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Santiago Lovell Argentina
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Luigi Rovati Italy
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Frederick Feary United States
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Cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Attilio Pavesi Italy
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Guglielmo Segato Italy
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Bernhard Britz Sweden
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 Italy (ITA)Giuseppe Olmo Attilio Pavesi Guglielmo Segato |
 Denmark (DEN)Henry Leo Nielsen Frode Sørensen |
 Sweden (SWE)Arne Berg Bernhard Britz Sven Höglund |
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Dunc Gray Australia
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Jacobus van Egmond Netherlands
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Charles Rampelberg France
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Jacobus van Egmond Netherlands
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Louis Chaillot France
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Bruno Pellizzari Italy
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| Tandem |
 France (FRA)Louis Chaillot Maurice Perrin |
 Great Britain (GBR)Ernest Chambers Stanley Chambers |
Denmark (DEN) Harald Christensen Willy Gervin |
| Team pursuit |
Italy (ITA) Paolo Pedretti Nino Borsari Marco Cimatti Alberto Ghilardi |
René Legrèves
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Great Britain (GBR) Frank Southall William Harvell Charles Holland Ernest Johnson |
Diving
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Michael Galitzen United States
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Harold Smith United States
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Richard Degener United States
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| 10 metre platform |
Harold Smith United States
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Michael Galitzen United States
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Frank Kurtz United States
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 metre springboard |
Georgia Coleman United States
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Katherine Rawls United States
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Jane Fauntz United States
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| 10 metre platform |
Dorothy Poynton United States
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Georgia Coleman United States
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Marion Roper United States
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Equestrian
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual dressage |
Xavier Lesage and Taine France
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Charles Marion and Linon France
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Hiram Tuttle and Olympic United States
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| Team dressage |
France (FRA) Xavier Lesage and Taine Charles Marion and Linon André Jousseaume and Sorelta |
Gustaf Adolf Boltenstern, Jr. and Ingo
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 United States (USA)Hiram Tuttle and Olympic Isaac Kitts and American Lady Alvin Moore and Water Pat |
| Individual eventing |
Charles Pahud de Mortanges and Ferdinand Netherlands
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Earl Foster Thomson and Jenny Camp United States
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| Team eventing |
United States (USA) Earl Foster Thomson and Jenny Camp Harry Chamberlin and Pleasant Smiles Edwin Argo and Honolulu Tomboy |
 Netherlands (NED)Charles Pahud de Mortanges and Marcroix Karel Schummelketel and Duiveltje Aernout van Lennep and Henk |
No Bronze awarded |
| Individual jumping |
Takeichi Nishi and Uranus Japan
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Harry Chamberlin and Show Girl United States
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- Note:The scheduled team jumping event was declared void as no nation completed the course with three riders
Fencing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's épée |
Georges Buchard France
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Carlo Agostoni Italy
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| Men's team épée |
France (FRA) Fernand Jourdant Bernard Schmetz Georges Tainturier Georges Buchard Jean Piot Philippe Cattiau |
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Miguel Angel De Capriles
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| Men's foil |
Gustavo Marzi Italy
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Giulio Gaudini Italy
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| Men's team foil |
France (FRA) Edward Gardère René Bondoux René Bougnol René Lemoine Philippe Cattiau Jean Piot |
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Frank Stahl Jr. Righeimer
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| Men's sabre |
György Piller Hungary
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Giulio Gaudini Italy
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Endre Kabos Hungary
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| Men's team sabre |
 Hungary (HUN)Endre Kabos Attila Petschauer Ernő Nagy Gyula Glykais György Piller Aladár Gerevich |
Italy (ITA) Gustavo Marzi Giulio Gaudini Renato Anselmi Emilio Salafia Arturo De Vecchi Ugo Pignotti |
 Leszek Lubicz
Adam Papée |
| Women's foil |
Ellen Preis Austria
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Judy Guinness Great Britain
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Field hockey
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's |
Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna Sweden
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Bo Lindman Sweden
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Richard Mayo United States
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Rowing
Sailing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Snowbird |
Jacques Lebrun France
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Bob Maas Netherlands
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Santiago Amat Spain
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| Star |
United States (USA) Jupiter Gilbert Gray Andrew Libano |
George Colin Ratsey
Peter Jaffe |
Sweden (SWE) Swedisk Star Gunnar Asther Daniel Sundén-Cullberg |
| 6 metre |
Sweden (SWE) Bissbi Tore Holm Martin Hindorff Olle Åkerlund Åke Bergqvist |
Donald Wills Douglas, Jr.
Emmett Davis |
 Kenneth Glass
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| 8 metre |
United States (USA) Angelita John Biby William Cooper Carl Dorsey Owen Churchill Robert Sutton Pierpont Davis Alan Morgan Alphonse Burnand Thomas Webster John Huettner Richard Moore Kenneth Carey |
Canada (CAN) Santa Maria Ernest Cribb Harry Jones Peter Gordon Hubert Wallace Ronald Maitland George Gyles |
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Shooting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Renzo Morigi Italy
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Domenico Matteucci Italy
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| 50 metre rifle prone |
Bertil Rönnmark Sweden
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Gustavo Huet Mexico
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Swimming
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 100 m freestyle |
Yasuji Miyazaki Japan
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Tatsugo Kawaishi Japan
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Albert Schwartz United States
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| 400 m freestyle |
Buster Crabbe United States
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Jean Taris France
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Tsutomu Ōyokota Japan
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| 1500 m freestyle |
Kusuo Kitamura Japan
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Shozo Makino Japan
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Jim Cristy United States
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| 100 m backstroke |
Masaji Kiyokawa Japan
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Toshio Irie Japan
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Kentaro Kawatsu Japan
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| 200 m breaststroke |
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta Japan
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Reizo Koike Japan
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Teófilo Yldefonso Philippines
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| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Japan (JPN) Yasuji Miyazaki Hisakichi Toyoda Takashi Yokoyama Masanori Yusa |
United States (USA) Frank Booth George Fissler Maiola Kalili Manuella Kalili |
Hungary (HUN) István Bárány László Szabados András Székely András Wanié |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 100 m freestyle |
Helene Madison United States
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Willy den Ouden Netherlands
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Eleanor Saville United States
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| 400 m freestyle |
Helene Madison United States
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Lenore Kight United States
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Jenny Maakal South Africa
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| 100 m backstroke |
Eleanor Holm United States
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Bonnie Mealing Australia
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Valerie Davies Great Britain
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| 200 m breaststroke |
Clare Dennis Australia
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Hideko Maehata Japan
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Else Jacobsen Denmark
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| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
United States (USA) Helen Johns Helene Madison Josephine McKim Eleanor Saville |
Netherlands (NED) Corrie Laddé Willy den Ouden Puck Oversloot Maria Vierdag |
Great Britain (GBR) Joyce Cooper Valerie Davies Edna Hughes Helen Varcoe |
Water polo
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Featherweight –60 kg |
Raymond Suvigny France
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Hans Wölpert Germany
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| Lightweight –67.5 kg |
René Duverger France
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Hans Haas Austria
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Gastone Pierini Italy
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| Middleweight –75 kg |
Rudolf Ismayr Germany
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Carlo Galimberti Italy
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Karl Hipfinger Austria
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| Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg |
Louis Hostin France
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Svend Olsen Denmark
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Henry Duey United States
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| Heavyweight +82.5 kg |
Jaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia
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Václav Pšenička Czechoslovakia
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Josef Straßberger Germany
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Wrestling
Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Bantamweight (- 56 kg) |
Jakob Brendel Germany
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Marcello Nizzola Italy
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Louis François France
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| Featherweight (- 61 kg) |
Giovanni Gozzi Italy
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Wolfgang Ehrl Germany
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Lauri Koskela Finland
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| Lightweight (- 66 kg) |
Abraham Kurland Denmark
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Eduard Sperling Germany
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| Welterweight (- 72 kg) |
Ivar Johansson Sweden
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Väinö Kajander Finland
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Ercole Gallegati Italy
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| Middleweight (- 79 kg) |
Väinö Kokkinen Finland
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Jean Földeák Germany
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Axel Cadier Sweden
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| Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) |
Rudolf Svensson Sweden
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Onni Pellinen Finland
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Mario Gruppioni Italy
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| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Carl Westergren Sweden
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Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Bantamweight (- 56 kg) |
Robert Pearce United States
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Ödön Zombori Hungary
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Aatos Jaskari Finland
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| Featherweight (- 61 kg) |
Hermanni Pihlajamäki Finland
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Edgar Nemir United States
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Einar Karlsson Sweden
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| Lightweight (- 66 kg) |
Charles Pacôme France
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Károly Kárpáti Hungary
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Gustaf Klarén Sweden
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| Welterweight (- 72 kg) |
Jack van Bebber United States
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Daniel MacDonald Canada
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| Middleweight (- 79 kg) |
Ivar Johansson Sweden
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Kyösti Luukko Finland
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József Tunyogi Hungary
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| Light Heavyweight (- 87 kg) |
Peter Mehringer United States
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Thure Sjöstedt Sweden
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Eddie Scarf Australia
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| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Johan Richthoff Sweden
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Jack Riley United States
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Statistics
Medal leaders
Athletes who won multiple medals during the 1932 Winter Olympics are listed below.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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See also
External links
- "Los Angeles 1932". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.