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1932 Winter Olympics




  Logo lake placid 1932 logojpg
  Size 150
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  Host City Lake Placid, New York ,<br> United States
  Nations Participating 17
  Athletes Participating 251<br>(231 men, 22 women)
  Events 14 in 4 Sport s
  Opening Ceremony February 4 , 1932
  Closing Ceremony February 15 , 1932
  Officially Opened By Franklin D Roosevelt
  Athlete's Oath Jack Shea
  Judge's Oath -
  Olympic Torch -
  Stadium -


The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the '''III Olympic Winter Games''', were held in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York , United States . The games opened on February 4 , 1932 . The 1932 Winter Olympic Games were going to be in Big Pines, CA (near Wrightwood, CA and Mountain High , CA) due to Alf Engen's world record, on then, the world's largest ski jump, but due to poor snow conditions the games moved to Lake Placid.


MEDAL COUNT

(''Host nation in bold.'')