| Figure skating at the III Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Olympic Games |
| Champions | |
Men's singles: 
Karl Schäfer | |
Ladies' singles: 
Sonja Henie | |
Pairs: 
Andrée Brunet /
Pierre Brunet | |
| Previous: 1928 Winter Olympics | |
| Next: 1936 Winter Olympics | |
|
Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Singles | men | ladies |
| Pairs | mixed | |
Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Center Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. The competitions were held from Monday, 8 February to Friday, 12 February 1932. It was the first time the events were held indoors. [1]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | 
Karl Schäfer (
AUT)
|
Gillis Grafström (
SWE)
|
Montgomery Wilson (
CAN)
|
| Ladies' singles | 
Sonja Henie (
NOR)
|
Fritzi Burger (
AUT)
|
Maribel Vinson (
USA)
|
| Pair skating | 
Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet ( FRA) |
Beatrix Loughran and Sherwin Badger ( USA) |
Emília Rotter and László Szollás ( HUN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |
France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |
United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |
Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Participating nations
Two figure skaters competed in both the singles and the pairs event.
A total of 39 figure skaters (18 men and 21 ladies) from 13 nations (men from ten nations and ladies from nine nations) competed at the Lake Placid Games:
-
Austria (2) (men 1, women 1)
Belgium (1) (men 0, women 1)-
Canada (6) (men 2, women 4)
Czechoslovakia (1) (men 1, women 0)
Finland (1) (men 1, women 0)-
France (2) (men 1, women 1)
Germany (1) (men 1, women 0)
Great Britain (4) (men 0, women 4)-
Hungary (4) (men 2, women 2)
Japan (2) (men 2, women 0)-
Norway (1) (men 0, women 1)
-
Sweden (2) (men 1, women 1)
-
United States (12) (men 6, women 6)
References
- ^ "Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
