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1932 Summer Olympics: Los Angeles: Smoky: Dog — The only Olympic mascot to be a real live animal. (unofficial) [2] 1964 Summer Olympics: Tokyo: Kapa: Kappa: Unknown (unofficial) [3] 1968 Winter Olympics: Grenoble: Schuss: Skier: Aline Lafargue: Abstract figure with the colors of the flag of France. (unofficial, later recognised by the IOC) [4 ...
The selection of the host city for the 1932 Summer Olympics was made at the 23rd IOC Session in Rome, Italy, on April 9, 1923.Remarkably, the selection process consisted of a single bid, from Los Angeles’ Olympic Committee led by Billy May Garland, and as there were no bids from any other city, Los Angeles was selected by default to host the 1932 Games.
The water polo tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held from 27 July to 11 August. [1] [2] Preliminary water polo matches occurred at Paris Aquatic Centre, with the final playoffs staged at the iconic Paris La Défense Arena. Similar to the previous edition, twenty-two teams (twelve for men and ten for women) competed against ...
Southern California regional playoff results and schedule for boys' water polo. ... Los Angeles Times staff. November 21, 2024 at 9:28 PM (Getty Images) SOCAL REGIONAL PLAYOFFS.
The United States men's team has participated in Olympic water polo since the 1904 Games in St. Louis, the second Olympic Games to host a water polo tournament. The 1904 squad won the gold medal, the only gold the US men have earned in water polo. Since 1904, the US has won another six Olympic medals (1924, 1932, 1972, 1984, 1988, 2008).
Located near the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the venue hosted the diving, swimming, water polo, and the swimming part of the modern pentathlon events. The venue originally seated 10,000 people, including 5,000 in wooden bleacher seats that were removed after the 1932 games.
Long Beach also was part of the 1932 and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. The stadium at Dignity Health Sports Park, which opened in 2003 as the Home Depot Center and is home to the Galaxy, will be used ...
As Leuzinger's first senior class graduated while the 1932 Summer Olympics were hosted in and around nearby Los Angeles, the school's nickname became the "Olympians". Leuzinger was granted authorization for the school to use the Olympic name and Olympic rings trademark. In turn, the campus of the "Olympians" also provided staging for aspects of ...