| United States at the 1932 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Lake Placid | |
| Competitors | 64 (58 men, 6 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Billy Fiske (bobsleigh) |
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Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
The United States of America (USA) was the host nation for the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Bobsleigh
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
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John Heaton Robert Minton |
Two-man | 2:15.02 | 4 | 2:07.51 | 3 | 2:04.29 | 3 | 2:02.33 | 3 | 8:29.15 | 
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Hubert Stevens Curtis Stevens |
2:13.10 | 3 | 2:04.27 | 1 | 1:59.69 | 1 | 1:57.68 | 1 | 8:14.74 | 
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Billy Fiske Eddie Eagan Clifford Grey Jay O'Brien |
Four-man | 2:00.52 | 1 | 1:59.16 | 1 | 1:57.41 | 1 | 1:56.59 | 2 | 7:53.68 |
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Henry Homburger Percy Bryant Francis Stevens Edmund Horton |
2:01.77 | 2 | 2:01.09 | 2 | 1:58.56 | 3 | 1:54.28 | 1 | 7:55.70 | 
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Cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Andersen | 18 km | 1:58:13 | 42 |
| Rolf Monsen | 1:42:36 | 33 | |
| Richard Parsons | 1:40:08 | 28 | |
| Olle Zetterstrom | 1:38:26 | 23 | |
| Nils Backstrom | 50 km | 5:25:40 | 19 |
| Nort Billings | DNF | ||
| Richard Parsons | 5:13:59 | 15 | |
| Robert Reid | 5:26:06 | 20 | |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Places | Points | Rank | ||
| Gail Borden | Singles | 7 | 9 | 54 | 2110.8 | 8 |
| James Madden | 8 | 7 | 52 | 2049.6 | 7 | |
| William Nagle | 12 | 10 | 77 | 1884.8 | 11 | |
| Roger Turner | 5 | 6 | 40 | 2297.6 | 6 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Places | Points | Rank | ||
| Margaret Bennett | Singles | 12 | 8 | 75 | 1826.8 | 11 |
| Suzanne Davis | 10 | 14 | 83 | 1780.4 | 12 | |
| Maribel Vinson | 3 | 3 | 23 | 2158.8 |
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| Louise Weigel | 14 | 13 | 92 | 1769.4 | 14 | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Beatrix Loughran Sherwin Badger |
Pairs | 16 | 77.5 |
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Gertrude Meredith Joseph Savage |
49 | 59.8 | 7 |
Ice hockey
Summary
| Team | Event | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States men | Men's tournament | 
CanadaL 1–2 OT |
PolandW 4–1 |
GermanyW 7–0 |
Poland W 5–0 |
Germany W 8–0 |
Canada T 2–2 OT |
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Roster
| Osborne Anderson |
| Johnny Bent |
| John Chase |
| John Cookman |
| Douglas Everett |
| Franklin Farrel |
| Joseph Fitzgerald |
| Edwin Frazier |
| John Garrison |
| Gerard Hallock |
| Robert Livingston |
| Francis Nelson |
| Winthrop Palmer |
| Gordon Smith |
Tournament
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Canada |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 |
United States |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
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Germany |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
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Poland |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 4 Feb |
United States |
1:2 OT (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:1) |
Canada
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| 5 Feb |
United States |
4:1 (1:0,2:0,1:1) |
Poland
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| 7 Feb |
United States |
7:0 (3:0,2:0,2:0) |
Germany
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| 8 Feb |
United States |
5:0 (1:0,1:0,3:0) |
Poland
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| 10 Feb |
United States |
8:0 (2:0,2:0,4:0) |
Germany
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| 13 Feb |
United States |
2:2 OT (1:1,1:0,0:1,0:0,0:0,0:0) |
Canada
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Nordic combined
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the 18 km race of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||
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| Time | Points | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Edward Blood | Individual | 1:41:58 | 170.25 | 51.5 | 46.0 | 191.2 | 361.45 | 14 |
| Lloyd Ellingson | 1:44:14 | 160.50 | 45.0 | 56.0 | 193.7 | 354.20 | 16 | |
| John Ericksen | 1:54:58 | 115.50 | 49.5 | 54.0 | 200.8 | 316.30 | 25 | |
| Rolf Monsen | 1:42:36 | 167.40 | 54.0 | 52.0 | 201.9 | 369.30 | 9 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Peder Falstad | Normal hill | 56.0 | 96.1 | 18 | 62.5 | 103.4 | 12 | 199.5 | 13 |
| Roy Mikkelsen | 53.0 | 52.0 (fall) | 31 | DNF | |||||
| Caspar Oimoen | 63.0 | 104.7 | 7 | 67.5 | 112.0 | 2 | 216.7 | 5 | |
| John Steele | 55.0 | 98.0 | 14 | 56.0 | 97.6 | 16 | 195.6 | 15 | |
Speed skating
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Time |
Rank Time | ||
| John Farrell | 500 m | 2 Q | 6 |
| Ray Murray | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Allan Potts | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Jack Shea | 2 Q | 43.4 OR | |
| Lloyd Guenther | 1500 m | 6 | Did not advance |
| Ray Murray | 1 Q 2:29.9 |
5 | |
| Jack Shea | 1 Q 2:58.0 |
2:57.5 | |
| Herb Taylor | 1 Q 2:49.3 |
6 | |
| Irving Jaffee | 5000 m | 1 Q 9:52.0 |
9:40.8 |
| Eddie Murphy | 2 Q |
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| Carl Springer | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Herb Taylor | 2 Q | 4 | |
| Valentine Bialas | 10,000 m | 3 Q | 5 |
| Irving Jaffee | 1 Q 18:05.4 |
19:13.6 | |
| Edwin Wedge | 4 Q | 4 | |
| Eddie Schroeder | 4 Q | 8 |
References
- (ed.) George Lattimer (1932).
Official Report III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932 (PDF). III Olympic Winter Games Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
{{ cite book}}:|author=has generic name ( help) - "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- Olympic Winter Games 1932, full results by sports-reference.com
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