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A tire came off the car, bounced over the stands and killed 11-year-old Wilbur Brink, who was struck near his parents' concession stand outside the track. [6] In 1932 Arnold led 57 laps before crashing on lap 59. He sustained a broken shoulder and riding mechanic Matlock sustained a broken pelvis. At the urging of his wife, Arnold retired from ...
Toggle Results subsection. 1.1 Round One. ... 1932: Competitors: 15 from 8 nations ... The Men's 3000 Metres Steeplechase event at the 1932 Summer Olympics was 3460 ...
The following is an overview of the events of 1932 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
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. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Medalists
ARCA Racing Series: Toledo Speedway: Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series 150 Race Clipped by another car and crashed into the tire barrier [52] Rick Baldwin (USA) 1986-06-14 Stock car Ford Thunderbird: NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Michigan International Speedway: Miller American 400: Qualifying Spun out and crashed backwards into a wall, died 11 years later in ...
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.
This list of 1932 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races. Open wheel racing
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 ...