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Gymnastics At The 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ... were contested. The competitions were held from Monday, August 8, 1932 to Friday, August 12, 1932. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 46 gymnasts from seven nations competed at the Los Angeles Games: * * * * * * * Medal table References Sources * * {{Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics 1932 Summer Olympics events 1932 1932 in gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (also known as the L.A. Coliseum) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Conceived as a hallmark of civic pride, the Coliseum was commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to Los Angeles veterans of World War I. Completed in 1923, it will become the first stadium to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times when it hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics; the stadium previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1932 and 1984. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on July 27, 1984, a day before the opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The stadium serves as the home of the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans football team of the Pac-12 Conference. The Coliseum is jointly owned by the State of California's Sixth District Agricultural Association, Los Angeles County, and the city of Los Angeles. It is managed and operated by the Auxiliary Services Department of the University of Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Meyer (gymnast)
Frederick H. Meyer (9 August 1910 – 1 October 1996) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. As a gymnast, Meyer was a member of New York Turnverein Turners (german: Turner) are members of German-American gymnastic clubs called Turnvereine. They promoted German culture, physical culture, and liberal politics. Turners, especially Francis Lieber, 1798–1872, were the leading sponsors of gy .... References External links * 1910 births 1996 deaths American male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1932 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Denton
William Thomas Denton (February 1, 1911 – March 8, 1946) was an American artistic gymnast who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Collinsville, Texas and died in Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ... In 1932 he won the silver medal in the rings competition. References External links * 1911 births 1946 deaths American male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Grayson County, Texas 20th-century American people {{US-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gulack
George Julius Gulack (May 12, 1905 – July 28, 1987) was an American gymnast and Olympic champion, and was involved in gymnastics administration for both the American Athletic Union and the Olympic Committee. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a gold medal on the rings."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 28, 2008) Gymnastics career As a youth in Latvia, Gulack divided his time between gymnastics, becoming the national all-around champion in 1921, and pole-vaulting but after immigrating to America around 1922 he narrowed his focus, and competed exclusively as a competitive gymnast. He was a member of New ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omero Bonoli
Omero Bonoli (17 September 1909 – 17 October 1985) was an Italian artistic gymnast who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap .... In 1932 he won the silver medal in the pommel horse competition. References External links * Italian Olympians BONO-BONZ 1909 births 1985 deaths Italian male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Italy Gymnasts at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ravenna {{Italy-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kuhlemeier
William Harmon Kuhlemeier (August 14, 1908 – July 8, 2001) was an American gymnast and 1932 Olympic bronze medalist in Los Angeles. Personal life Kuhlemeier was born in Seattle, Washington, on January 14, 1908, and was likely of German descent, as his name has German origins and he was a member of Los Angeles' Turnverein Germania Club. He worked as manager of the family laundry business. 1932 Olympic bronze On July 25, 1932, a tryout meet to determine the American gymnastics team for the Los Angeles Olympics was held at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Forty-four athletes, many AAU competitors and champions were scheduled to complete. For Indian Clubs, selections included Kuhlemeier with Roth, and Erenberg, the two other medalists, as well as four other competitors. At the tryout, Kuhlemeir was associated with the Los Angeles Tuverein Germania Club, which had a long history in Los Angeles catering to a growing German immigrant population and by 1900 featured gymnasts, sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Erenberg
Philip Richard Erenberg (March 16, 1909 – February 2, 1992) was an American gymnast and Olympic silver medalist. Personal life Born in the Russian Empire, Erenberg was Jewish. He arrived in the United States at the age of three. He had one brother and one sister. His father worked at the Florsheim Shoe Company. His family lived in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. In 1923 the family moved to Los Angeles, and he attended Roosevelt High School. He attended UCLA. Erenberg received a medical degree from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine in 1934. He practiced obstetrics and then internal medicine in Los Angeles. He had a daughter and a son. Clubs Erenberg was given a membership in and competed for the Los Angeles Athletic Club. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where Erenberg received a silver medal in gymnastics in clubs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Roth
George Helm Roth (April 25, 1911 – October 31, 1997) was an American gymnast and Olympic champion who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He received a gold medal in ''club swinging,'' or Indian Clubs as they were often known."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 28, 2008) He later became a petroleum geologist who in 1954 founded the petroleum consulting company George H. Roth and Associates in Hollywood, California. Managing the company for nearly thirty years, he and his associates helped discover many new California oil fields. Early life George was a third generation Californian, and the second son of George and Inez Roth. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Bixler
Dallas Denver Bixler (February 17, 1910 – August 13, 1990) was an American gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a gold medal in the horizontal bar."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 28, 2008) As a gymnast, Bixler was a member of the Los Angeles Athletic Club
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Georges Miez
Georges Miez (2 October 1904 – 21 April 1999) was a Swiss gymnast. He competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four gold, three silver and one bronze medals. Miez was the most successful athlete of the 1928 Games, whereas in 1932 he was the only medalist for Switzerland. Miez also won three medals at the 1934 World Championships. Between the 1924 and 1928 Olympics Miez served in the Swiss army, coached gymnastics in the Netherlands, and worked for a Swiss sportswear company, where he designed a new type of gymnastics trousers. After that he coached gymnastics in Chiasso. Switzerland did not send an Olympic team in 1932 due to the economic depression, but Miez volunteered to compete on his own, and also return the body of his brother who died in the United States. After winning a silver on the floor, Miez withdrew from the Games and toured the United States giving presentations at universities. Miez retired after the 1936 Games and worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martti Uosikkinen
Martti Uosikkinen (20 August 1909, in Kuopio – 9 March 1940) was a Finnish gymnast who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References 1909 births 1940 deaths Finnish male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Finland Gymnasts at the 1928 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1932 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in gymnastics People from Kuopio Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Finnish military personnel killed in World War II Sportspeople from North Savo 20th-century Finnish people { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einari Teräsvirta
Einari Teräsvirta (7 December 1914 – 23 November 1995) was a Finnish gymnast, Olympic Champion and well-known architect (graduated 1939, Helsinki). He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. Olympics He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles where he received a bronze medal in ''horizontal bar'', and a bronze medal in the team competition. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ... where he received a gold medal in ''team combined exercises''."1948 Summer Olympics – London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
