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Los Angeles 1932
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
The 1932 Olympics were held on 30 July in Los Angeles and was a part of summer Olympic X games. The Olympics included 37 nations, 117 events, 1,332 athletes including 126 women and 1,206 men. The official opening of the games was done by the Vice-President Charles Curtis.
Official automatic timing was introduced for the track events, as was the photo-finish camera. 14-year old Japanese Kusuo Kitamura won the 1,500 meter freestyle to become the youngest male in any sport ever to earn a gold medal in an individual event. 21 year old American Babe Didrikson qualified for all five women’s track and field events, but was only allowed to compete in three. She won the javelin throw and set world records in the high jump and the 80 meter hurdles. Ivar Johansson, a Swedish policeman, won gold medals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Helene Madison won the 100 meter freestyle comfortably. Four days later she anchored the US team to victory in the 4x100 meter freestyle relay, helping to smash the world record by 9.5 seconds. The next day, she engaged in a dramatic duel with teammate Lenore Kight in the 400 meter and won a third gold medal by just touching the wall first. The United States of America presented a leading position with to much medals. They achieved 41, 32, 30 Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively. The Olympic Games concluded with a grand closing ceremony that was held on August 14, 1932.
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