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1932 Winter Olympics medal table
| 1932 Winter Olympics medals | |
|---|---|
 Jack Shea of the United States tied for most gold medals won at the 1932 Winter Olympics, winning two in men's speed skating. | |
| Location | Lake Placid,  United States |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals | United States (6) |
| Most total medals | United States (12) |
| Medalling NOCs | 10 |
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Lake Placid, United States, from February 4 to 15, 1932. A total of 252 athletes representing 17 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated, 8 NOCs[a] fewer than the last Winter Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The games featured 14 events in 4 sports across 7 disciplines. These Winter Games were the first held outside of Europe, with prior editions held in Chamonix, France, and St. Moritz, Switzerland.[3][4]
Overall, athletes representing 10 NOCs won at least one medal, and 7 NOCs won at least one gold medal. Host nation United States won the most gold medals and the most overall medals, with 6 and 12 respectively.[5] Hungary's team obtained their first Winter Olympic medal, with figure skaters Emília Rotter and László Szollás winning bronze in the pair skating event.[6] Norway achieved two podium sweeps at the games, in the individual nordic combined event with Johan Grøttumsbråten winning the gold, Ole Stenen winning the silver, and Hans Vinjarengen winning the bronze, and in the individual ski jump event with Birger Ruud winning the gold, Hans Beck winning the silver, and Kaare Wahlberg winning the bronze.[7][8]
Speed skaters Irving Jaffee and Jack Shea, both from the United States, tied for the most gold medals won for an individual at the games, with two. Shea became the first American athlete to win multiple gold medals at the same Olympic Winter Games.[9] Alongside Jaffee and Shea, cross-country skier Veli Saarinen of Finland and speed skaters Alexander Hurd and Willy Logan of Canada tied for the most total medals won with two each.[5] Bobsledder Eddie Eagan of the United States became the first and only person to win a gold medal in different events at the Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics,[b] after winning the gold medal in the four-man event at these games and in the men's light heavyweight event in boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.[11]
- ^ "NOCs at the 1928 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ III Olympic Winter Games Committee 1932, p. 72.
- ^ "Factsheet: The Winter Olympic Games" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. October 14, 2021. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ III Olympic Winter Games Committee 1932, p. 270.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "1932 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ "Pairs, Mixed". Olympedia. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "Olympics at a glance". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. February 12, 1932. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ward, Wallace H. (February 13, 1932). "Birger Ruud Wins Ski Jumping Title By Narrow Margin". The Gazette. The Canadian Press. p. 17. Retrieved February 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lake Placid 1932 Olympic Winter Games". United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
- ^ "Gillis Grafström". Olympedia. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "This Day in Sports: Eddie Eagan Wins His "Other" Olympic Gold". ESPN. February 15, 2010. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2025.
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