The United States was the host nation for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 474 competitors, 400 men and 74 women, took part in 122 events in 17 sports. Medalists Athletics Men Track & road events Bob Tisdall from Ireland won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles event, but Tisdall's time was rejected as a world record as he knocked over the last hurdle, as per the rules of the time; Hardin was therefore credited as world record holder. Field events Combined events – Decathlon Women Track & road events Field events Boxing Cycling Road Track Sprint Pursuit Diving Men Women Equestrian Dressage Eventing Jumping The team event was declared void as no nation completed the course with three riders. Fencing Men Women Field hockey William Boddington Harold Brewster (GK) Roy Coffin Amos Deacon Horace Disston Samuel Ewing James Gentle Henry Greer Lawrence Knapp David McMullin Leonard O'Brien Charles Sheaffer Frederick Wolters Warren Ingersoll Gymnastics Artistic For the team event, the four best total individual scores determined the team's final score. To calculate total individual scores, results from all events with the exception of the pommel horse were added and divided by two, with the quotient added to the pommel horse score. Individual scores still counted for the individual all-around competition. Team Individual Apparatus and all-around events received separate scores. Indian clubs Rope climbing Tumbling Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Men Women Water polo Head coach: Frank Rivas Results Weightlifting Wrestling Freestyle Wrestlers who accumulated 5 "bad points" were eliminated. Points were given as follows: 1 point for victories short of a fall and 3 points for every loss. Art competitions References Nations at the 1932 Summer Olympics 1932 Oly 1932 in California 1932 in sports in California