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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested. It was the first time the 50 kilometres race walk appeared in the athletic program at the Games. This was the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program and the first time that women competed in the javelin throw and 80m ...
Steeplechase Roger Vigneron (19 June 1910 – 14 December 1973) [ 1 ] was a French middle-distance runner . He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1932 Summer Olympics .
In 1931 Evenson became the national steeplechase champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1931 AAA Championships [6] [7] and successsfully retained the title at the 1932 AAA Championships. [8] [9] [10] At the 1932 Olympic Games, he won the silver medal in the 3000 metre steeplechase event.
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.
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, McCluskey won the bronze medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase event.However, his medal could have been a silver. A substitute lap counter failed to hold up the number of the laps remaining the first time the runners went past, and the athletes wound up running an extra lap.
Steeplechase Michael "Sonny" Murphy (27 July 1906 – 17 March 1936) was an Irish [[middle-distance running|from Kilnaboy Co Clare.. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1932 Summer Olympics .
Hamilton College (1929–1932) Walter Herbert Pritchard (April 14, 1910, Hancock, New York – August 31, 1982) was an American track and field Olympian and cardiologist . He is credited with contributing to the science of cardiac resuscitation and defibrillation to restart the human heart.