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India competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The Men's Field hockey team won their second consecutive gold.
- 1932 Summer Olympics medal table
The 1932 Games had 1,332 athletes from 37 National Olympic...
- 1932 Summer Olympics medal table
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.
The 1932 Games had 1,332 athletes from 37 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating in a total of 116 events in 14 sports. [1] Athletes from 27 NOCs won medals, of which 19 won at least one gold medal.
Several Indian women have participated in the Olympics over the years. Eight women from India have won an Olympic medal so far. They are Karnam Malleswari, Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, P. V. Sindhu (twice), Sakshi Malik, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Manu Bhaker (also twice).
Poland's Stanisława Walasiewicz won the gold medal in the women's 100 m; she also won the silver medal in the event four years later. After her death in 1980, it was discovered that she was intersex and would have been ineligible to participate under modern rules.
The Indian field hockey team won the lone medal, a gold, which was the first medal for India as an independent nation. [23] The 1952 Summer Olympics marked the first time India sent women competitors to the Games. [24] The Indian contingent consisted of 64 competitors including four women with first time participants in gymnastics and shooting ...
The 1932 Olympic Games were held in the middle of the Great Depression and, given the transport links of the time, in the relatively remote region of California. Consequently, participation in the Games was the lowest since 1904, with only half as many athletes taking part as had in 1928. Despite this, the standard of competition was excellent.
