1932 Summer Olympics / Participant (United States)

United States

41	32	30th

The United States participated in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA with a delegation of 474 athletes, 400 men and 74 women.

Participants by sport

Boxing

Men Johnny Miler Joseph Lang John Hines Louis Salica Bronze flyweight Frederick Feary Bronze heavyweight Nathan Bor Bronze lightweight Edward Flynn Gold welterweight Carmen Barth Gold middleweight

fencing

Men Harold Van Buskirk Nickolas Muray Theodore Lorber John Huffman Ralph Faulkner Harold Corbin Norman Cohn-Armitage Peter's brother Richard Steere Bronze foil team Curtis Shears Bronze sword team Tracy Jaeckel Bronze sword team Gustave Heiss Bronze sword team Dernell Every Bronze foil team Miguel de Capriles Bronze sword team Hugh Alessandroni Bronze foil team Frank Righeimer Bronze foil team Bronze sword team George Calnan Bronze foil team Bronze sword team Joseph Levis Bronze foil team Silver foil

Women Dorothy Locke Marion Lloyd Muriel Guggolz

Weightlifting

Men Walter Zagurski Howard Turbyfill Sam dates Arnie Sundberg Albert Manger Stanley Kratkowski Bill Good Richard Bachtell Anthony Terlazzo Bronze featherweight Henry Duey Bronze light heavyweight

hockey

Men

• bronze

  Frederick Wolters

  Charles Sheaffer

  Leonard O'Brien

  David McMullin

  Lawrence Knapp

  Warren Ingersoll

  Henry Greer

  James Gentle

  Samuel Ewing

  Horace Disston

  Amos Deacon

  Roy Coffin

  Harold Brewster

  William Boddington

Art competitions

Men William Zorach Charles Morris Young Arnold Wiltz Frederick Wight John Thoreau Whitmore Warren Wheelock Hughlette Wheeler Levon West Herman Trunk Alexander Tiranoff Rodney Thomson Samuel Theobald Edmund Tarbell Dudley Talcott Gordon Stevenson Jack Sterrett Carl Sprinchorn Eugene Speicher Walt Bacon Yngve Soderberg Howard Everett Smith Howard Dwight Smith Karl Skoog Amory Simons Harold Shurtleff Charles Sheeler, Jr. Philip Sears William Schulhoff Hugo Scherzer John Root Robert Perry Rodgers Charles Ridgway John Hubbard Rich Earl Purdy Achille Porcasi Henry Poore Alfred Poor Guy Pène du Bois John B. Parkinson Donald Parkinson Fred Pacheco Dan Ormsbee Pierre Nuyttens Charles Niehaus Hugo Nicholson James Newell Richard Neutra Floyd Morgenstern Merecki Gari Melchers William McNulty Edward McCartan Reginald Marsh Paul Manship Jay Maddox Hermon Atkins MacNeil John MacGilchrist George Benjamin Luks William Littlefield Henry Lion Mortimer Lichtenauer Hayley Lever Jens Larson Richard Lahey Kuniyoshi Yasuo Alexander Kruse John Koopman Charles Klauder Julio Kilenyi Charles Keck Howland Jones John Christen Johansen Frank Jirouch George Jacobs Frank Ingels Gerardo Iasilli Edwin Howard Winslow Homer Holabird & Roche George Snow Hill Henry Herring Louis Hechenbleikner William Hays Pop hard Armin Hansen Walker Hancock Carl Hallsthammar Philip Hale Gavin Hadden Charles Paul Gruppé Chaim Gross Duncan Gleason George Fort Gibbs K. George JB Gaskell Sears Gallagher Merrell Gage Arnold Friedman William Frenaye Arthur Freedlander Gerald Foster Charles Fletcher Vaughn Flannery Ernest Fiene Wharton Esherick Charles Edson Sr. Kerr Eby Richard Earle Thomas Eakins Herbert Dunton John W. Dunn Graham Douglas Hunt Diederich Giovanni Del Colle Randall Davey Lewis Daniel Leonard Craske Berton Crandall Georges Couvreur Eanger Irving Couse Just Comins Glenn Coleman Edwin Everett Codman Roland Clark James Ormsbee Chapin Francis Chapin Great Chamberlin William F. Byrne Roger Noble Burnham Johan Bull Avery Brundage Benjamin Brown John Branner Edward Borein Acee Blue Eagle Julius Bloch Boris Blai Richard Bishop Maurice Biscoe Frank Weston Benson George Wesley Bellows Reynolds Beal Hugo Ballin Shirley Baker John Taylor Arms Robert Andrews Wayman Adams John Russell Pope Frederick William MacMonnies Percy Crosby Mahonri Mackintosh Young Joseph Webster Golinkin Lee Blair

Women Helen Wills Moody Mary Wesselhoeft Sybilla Mittell Weber Grace Talbot Elise Swanson Abastenia St. Leger Eberle Verena Ruegg Brenda Putnam Marjorie Phillips Ruth Peabody Louise Nimmo Grace Nelson Eleanor Modrakowska Elizabeth Mason Edith Magonigle Jean MacLane Marjorie Lewis Jessica Lewis Kathryn Leighton Nana King Kathleen Ingels Felicie Howell Edith Horle Polly Hill Jessie Herron Lilian Westcott Hale Anne Goldthwaite Laura Gardin Fraser Harriet Frishmuth Mabel Fossler Beatrice Fenton Lorraine Eckardt Pearl Conklin Ella Buchanan Margaret Fitzhugh Browne Marian Brackenridge Isabel Bishop Johanna Beyer Beata Beach Ruth Miller

athletics

Men Edwin Turner George Spitz Rolland Romero Paul Rekers Walter Pritchard Eino Pentti Tom Ottey Hans Oldag Albert Michelsen Malcolm Metcalf Grant McDougall Jack Keller Cornelius Johnson Paul Jessup Charles Hornbostel Harry Hinkel James Henigan Joe Healey Norwood Hallowell Lou Gregory Nelson Gray William Graber James Gordon Edwin Genung Sol Furth Daniel Dean Glen Dawson Glenn Cunningham Frank Crowley Ernest Crosbie Frank Conner Clyde Coffman Kenneth Churchill Bill Chisholm Wilson Charles Sidney Bowman Lee Bartlett Dick Barber Peter Zaremba Bronze hammer throw Morgan Taylor Bronze 400 m hurdles Joe McCluskey Bronze 3000 m obstacle George Jefferson Bronze pole vault Bob Van Osdel Silver high jump George Simpson Silver 200 m Harlow Rothert Silver shot put Lambert Redd Silver long jump Henri LaBorde Silver discus throw Ralph Hill Silver 5000 m Glenn Hardin Silver 400 m hurdles Ben Eastman Silver 400 m Percy Beard Silver 110 m hurdles Frank Wykoff Gold 4 × 100 m relay Karl Warner Gold 4 × 400 m relay Emmett Toppino Gold 4 × 100 m relay Leo Sexton Gold shot put George Saling Gold 110 m hurdles Bill Miller Gold pole vault Bob Pebbles Gold 4 × 100 m relay Ed Gordon Gold long jump Ivan Fuqua Gold 4 × 400 m relay Hector Dyer Gold 4 × 100 m relay James Bausch Gold decathlon John Anderson Gold discus throw Edgar Ablowich Gold 4 × 400 m relay Ralph Metcalfe Silver 100 m Bronze 200 m Eddie Tolan Gold 100 m Gold 200 m Bill Carr Gold 400 m Gold 4 × 400 m relay

Women Elizabeth Wilde Simone Schaller Gloria Russell Margaret Jenkins Ethel Harrington Nan Gindele Ruth Osburn Silver discus throw Evelyne Hall Silver 80 m hurdles Jean Shiley Gold high jump Annette Rogers Gold 4 × 100 m relay Evelyn Furtsch Gold 4 × 100 m relay Lillian Copeland Gold discus throw Mary Carew Gold 4 × 100 m relay Wilhelmina of Bremen Bronze 100 m Gold 4 × 100 m relay Mildred Didrikson Zaharias Gold 80 m hurdles Gold javelin throw Silver high jump

Modern fission

Men Clayton Mansfield Brookner Brady Richard Mayo bronze

Cycling

Men Bobby Thomas Frank Testa Eddie Testa John Sinibaldi Henry O'Brien, Jr. Bernard Mammes Otto Luedeke Buck Ingham Frank Connell Red Berti Russell Allen Harold goodbye

horse riding

Men John W. Wofford William Bradford Alvin Moore Bronze dressage team Isaac Kitts Bronze dressage team Eddie Argo Gold eventing team Hiram Tuttle Bronze dressage Bronze dressage team Earl Foster Thomson Silver eventing Gold eventing team Harry Chamberlin Silver show jumping Gold eventing team

Wrestling

Men Bob Hess Melvin Clodfelter Jack Riley Silver heavyweight Edgar Nemir Silver featherweight Jack van Bebber Gold welterweight Robert E. Pearce Gold bantamweight Peter Mehringer Gold light heavyweight

rowing

Men Thomas Pierie John McCosker George Mattson Edward Marshall Thomas Mack, Jr. Edgar Johnson Harry Grossmiller Francis English Charles Drueding Thomas Clark Eugene Clark William Miller Harold Tower Gold eighth Joseph Schauers Gold twos with helmsman Edwin Salisbury Gold eighth Kenneth Myers Gold double scull Charles Kieffer Gold twos with helmsman Edward Jennings Gold twos with helmsman Burton Jastram Gold eighth Winslow Hall Gold eighth Duncan Gregg Gold eighth Norris Graham Gold eighth William Gilmore Gold double scull David Dunlap Gold eighth Charles Chandler Gold eighth James Blair Gold eighth

shoot

Men Ernest Tippin Rome Stanifer Edward Shumaker Luther Roberts William Wadley Harding Thomas M. Carr

swim

Men Dan Zehr Raymond Thompson John Paulsen Edwin Moles Robert Kerber Jim Gilhula Basil Francis Ralph Flanagan Gordon Chalmers Albert Schwartz Bronze 100 m freestyle Jim Cristy Bronze 1500 m freestyle Manuella Kalili Silver 4 × 200 m relay Maiola Kalili Silver 4 × 200 m relay George Fissler Silver 4 × 200 m relay Frank Booth Silver 4 × 200 m relay Buster crabbe Gold 400 m freestyle

Women Joan McSheehy Peg Hoffman Ann Govednik Norene Forbes Jane Cadwell Lenore Kight-Wingard Silver 400 m freestyle Josephine McKim Gold 4 × 100 m relay Helen Johns Gold 4 × 100 m relay Eleanor Holm Gold 100 m back Eleanor Saville Bronze 100 m freestyle Gold 4 × 100 m relay Helene Madison Gold 100 m freestyle Gold 400 m freestyle Gold 4 × 100 m relay

sailing

• Charles Lyon
• Joseph Jessop
• Charles Smith

  Silver 6 meter class

• Don Douglas

  Silver 6 meter class

• Ted Conant

  Silver 6 meter class

• Bob Carlson

  Silver 6 meter class

• Temple Ashbrook

  Silver 6 meter class

• Emmett Davis

  Silver 6 meter class

• Gilbert Gray

  Gold star

• Andrew Libano

  Gold star

• Thomas Webster

  Gold 8 meter class

• Robert Sutton

  Gold 8 meter class

• Alan Morgan

  Gold 8 meter class

• Richard Moore

  Gold 8 meter class

• John Huettner

  Gold 8 meter class

• Karl Dorsey

  Gold 8 meter class

• Pierpont Davis

  Gold 8 meter class

• William Cooper

  Gold 8 meter class

• Owen Churchill

  Gold 8 meter class

• Kenneth Carey

  Gold 8 meter class

• Alphonse Burnand

  Gold 8 meter class

• John Biby

  Gold 8 meter class

do gymnastics

Men Marcel Gleyre Richard Bishop William Kuhlemeier Bronze Indian clubs William Hermann Bronze tumbling Thomas Connolly Bronze rope hanging Edward Carmichael Bronze horse jump Michael Schuler Fred Meyer Edwin Gross Silver tumbling William Galbraith Silver rope hanging Philip Erenberg Silver Indian clubs Bill Denton Silver rings Frank Cumiskey Rowland Wolfe Gold tumbling George Roth Gold Indian clubs George Julius Gulack Gold rings Dallas Bixler Gold horizontal bar Raymond Bass Gold rope hanging Frank Haubold Bronze pommel horse Alfred Jochim Silver horse jump

Water polo

Men

• bronze

  Herb Wildman

  Cal Strong

  Wally O'Connor

  Harold McCallister

  Charley Finn

  Phil stave bacon

  Austin Clapp

Diving

Men Frank Kurtz Bronze diving 10 m Richard Degener Bronze jumping 3 m Harold Smith Gold diving 10 m Silver artificial jumping 3 m Michael Galitzen Gold jumping 3 m Silver diving 10 m

Women Marion Roper Bronze diving 10 m Jane Fauntz Bronze jumping 3 m Katherine Rawls Silver artificial jumping 3 m Dorothy Poynton Gold diving 10 m Georgia Coleman Gold jumping 3 m Silver diving 10 m

Web links

• American Olympic team from 1932 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )