Los Angeles Olympic Stadium
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometres race walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program and the first time that women competed in the javelin throw at the Olympics. There was a total of 386 participants from 34 countries competing.
Paavo Nurmi from Finland was suspended one week before the Games by the IAAF for accepting payments in excess of his expenses for an exhibition tour (i.e. for "professionalism").
The athletics events took place at Los Angeles Olympic Stadium, now the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Contents
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Medal summary 1
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Record broken 2
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Men's world records 2.1
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Women's world records 2.2
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Medal table 3
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References 4
Medal summary
Men
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^ 460 metres over distance owing to error by lap-counting official.
Women
Record broken
Of the 29 events competed new Olympic records were set in all but three: men's long jump, high jump and hammer throw. World records were set in 10 events.
Men's world records
Women's world records
Medal table
References
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International Olympic Committee results database
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1932 Summer Olympics results: athletics, from http://www.sports-reference.com/ retrieved 2010-03-09.
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Official report
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