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| III Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Nations participating | 17 |
| Athletes participating | 252 (231 men, 21 women) |
| Events | 14 in 4 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 4, 1932 |
| Closing ceremony | February 15, 1932 |
| Officially opened by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Athlete's Oath | Jack Shea |
| Olympic Torch | --- |
The III Olympic Winter Games were held in Lake Placid, New York, USA and opened on February 4, 1932.
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Top medal-collecting nations:
| 1932 Winter Olympics medal count | |||||
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| Pos. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic Games |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| 1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906* | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Winter Olympic Games |
| 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 |
| * The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC, although most Olympic historians disagree. |
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