Los Angeles Olympic Games 1932

Los angeles california usa was the only candidate city for olympic games 1932.

Los angeles olympic games 1932. Renamed the olympic stadium it was the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies and the athletics equestrian gymnastics and field hockey events. The games were held during the worldwide great depression and some nations were unable to pay for the trip to los angeles. The los angeles games were the ninth occurrence of the modern olympic games.

It was only the second time the olympiad was held outside of europe after the olympics 1904 in st louis. United states scott 719 5c olympics block 1932 unused plate of 4 stamps. Los angeles 1932 olympic games athletic festival held in los angeles that took place july 30 aug.

Because the 1932 olympic games were held in the middle of the great depression and in the relatively remote city of los angeles given the modes of transportation at the time the number of athletes participating was the lowest since 1904. 37 nations were represented by a total of 1329 athletes. 1932 olympic games held in los angeles that took place 30 07 1932 14 08 1932.

Fewer than half of the participants of the summer olympic games in amsterdam 1928 returned to. United states scott 718 719 olympic games issue mint bright fresh. The official report the games of the xth olympiad los angeles 1932 was produced only in english in the form of a single volume with over 800 pages.

Held during the worldwide great depression many nations and athletes were unable to pay for the trip to los angeles. It exists with three different types of binding. 37 nations competed compared to 46 in the 1928 summer olympics in.

The 1932 summer olympics came in the midst of the global economic depression. Ending nov 1 at 1 19pm pst 6d 4h. Los angeles 1932 the first photo finish in the olympics ends in heartbreak originals the olympics on the record mildred didrikson wins gold in los angeles 1932.