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The Empire of Japan competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 131 athletes competed in 10 sports and also participated in art competitions. Swimming became the most successful sport after collecting five gold medals, five silver medals and also two bronze medals.
The Swim Stadium was later renamed in honor of the LA84 Foundation and for John C. Argue (1931 or 1932–2002), a Los Angeles-based lawyer who served as a key board member player for bringing the Olympics back to Los Angeles 52 years later.
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.
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The 1932 Summer Olympics, referred to by the International Olympic Committee as the Games of the X Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 30 through August 14, 1932. A total of individual athletes won medals.
Pages in category "Venues of the 1932 Summer Olympics" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
Kitamura was born in Kōchi, Japan. Selected as one of the youngest members of the Japanese swimming team in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, he won the gold medal in the Men's 1500 meter freestyle swimming event. He was 14 years and 309 days old at the time, setting a record for youngest ever swimmer to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.