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1932 Summer Olympics

Games of the X Olympiad, in Los Angeles, USA
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Summary

1932 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 3,473 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #24 of 35).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Instance of: international sporting event[4]
  • Follows: 1928 Summer Olympics[5]
  • Followed by: 1936 Summer Olympics[6]
  • Location: Los Angeles[7], Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[8], Wallis Annenberg Building[9], Los Angeles Harbor[10], Long Beach Marine Stadium[11], Grand Olympic Auditorium[12], Rose Bowl[13], LA84 Foundation/John C. Argue Swim Stadium[14]
  • Commons category: 1932 Summer Olympics[15]
  • Has part(s): athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics[16], American football at the 1932 Summer Olympics[17], equestrian at the 1932 Summer Olympics[18], gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics[19], boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics[20], cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics[21], field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics[22], fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics[23], shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics[24], weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics[25], sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics[26], lacrosse at the 1932 Summer Olympics[27], rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics[28], diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics[29]
  • Officially opened by: Charles Curtis[30]
  • Oath made by: George Calnan[31]
  • Start time: July 30, 1932[32]
  • End time: August 14, 1932[33]
  • Sport: Olympic sport[34]
  • Topic's main category: Category:1932 Summer Olympics[35]
  • Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1932/[36], https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/los-angeles-1932[37]
  • Number of participants: 37[38], 1334[39]
  • Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[40]
  • Sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games[41]

Why It Matters

1932 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Related Entities

Aladár Gerevich Alfréd Hajós Babe Didrikson Zaharias Buster Crabbe Cat Island Charles Curtis Duke Kahanamoku Erich Heckel Janusz Kusociński José Clemente Orozco Kees van Dongen Los Angeles Major Dhyan Chand Singh Matti Järvinen Richard Neutra Stanisława Walasiewicz Thomas Eakins Tilly Fleischer United States Walter Gropius

References

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  36. [38] ↑ . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . olympic.org. Retrieved . olympic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0426642-Letni-olympijske-hry
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0426642-Letni-olympijske-hry, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  2. 24w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    End time → —
    Topic's main category → Category:1932 Summer Olympics
    Follows → 1928 Summer Olympics
    Number of participants → {'amount': '+37'}, {'amount': '+1334'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Participant: Suzanne Silvercruys, #pwb Copy label Add deelnemer (P710)"
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