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Swimming At The 1932 Summer Olympics
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday, August 6, to Saturday, August 13, 1932. There was a total of 128 participants from 20 countries competing. Medal table Medal summary Men's events Women's events Participating nations 128 swimmers from 20 nations competed. References External links * {{Swimming at the Summer Olympics 1932 Summer Olympics events 1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ... 1932 in swimming International aquatics competitions hosted by the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LA84 Foundation/John C
The LA84 Foundation (known until June 2007 as the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles) is a private, nonprofit institution created by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to manage Southern California's endowment from the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 Olympic Games. Under an agreement made in 1979, 40 percent of any surplus was to stay in Southern California, with the other 60 percent going to the United States Olympic Committee. The total surplus was $232.5 million. Southern California's share was approximately $93 million. The LA84 Foundation's mission is to promote and expand youth sports opportunities in Southern California and to increase knowledge of sport and its impact on people's lives. Since inception, the Foundation has invested more than $225 million in Southern California by awarding grants to youth sports organizations, initiating sports and coaching education programs, and operating the world's premier sports library. Grants are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentaro Kawatsu
was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Kawatsu was a native of Hiroshima City, where his father was a physical education instructor at the predecessor of Hiroshima University. In 1930, while still in middle school, Kawatsu set a new Japan record of 33.2 seconds for the 50-meter backstroke. In 1932, while a student at Meiji University, he was selected for the Japanese Olympic team to the Los Angeles Olympics. The team took the gold, silver and bronze medals in the 100 meter backstroke event, with Kawatsu winning the bronze medal. He subsequently participated in the 1934 Far Eastern Games held in Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate .... Kawatsu committed suicide by burning himself to death on March 23, 1970. References Furthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
András Székely
András Székely (5 March 1910 – 25 January 1943) was a Hungarian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He won a European title in this event in 1931. Székely was Jewish. He was killed by the Nazis in 1943 at a forced labor camp in Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ..., Ukraine. See also * List of select Jewish swimmers References External links * * * * 1910 births 1943 deaths Hungarian male swimmers Jewish swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Jewish Hungarian sportspeople Hungarian Jews who died in the Holocaust Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Hungarian male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
László Szabados
László Szabados (11 April 1911 – 17 October 1997) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the 1932 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event. References * External links * 1911 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Hungarian people Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Hungarian male freestyle swimmers European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Subotica Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{hungary-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Bárány
István Bárány (20 December 1907 – 21 February 1995) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was twelfth in the 100 m freestyle. Four years later he won a silver medal in 100 m freestyle and was fourth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. In 1932, he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and was eliminated in a semifinal of 100 m freestyle. Between 1926 and 1931 Bárány won four European titles. In 1929 he became the second person, after Johnny Weissmuller, to swim 100 m within a minute. Bárány held a PhD in law and political science. From 1957 to 1959 he served as the general secretary of the Hungarian Swimming Association. He was also a national coach and an international referee and wrote more than 30 books on swimming. In 1978 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. See also * List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame The Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuella Kalili
Manuella or Manuela Kalili (2 November 1912 – 14 September 1969) was a Native Hawaiian competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. As a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay event, he won a silver medal with fellow Americans Frank Booth, George Fissler and Maiola Kalili, who was also his older brother. Individually, he also placed fourth overall in the men's 100-meter freestyle.Hawai'i Sports: History, Facts, and Statistics, University of Hawai`i Press 1999, page 299 See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's events 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke 200 metre ... References External links * * Manuela Kalili- Where Are the Swimmers? - Starbulletin.com Manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiola Kalili
Maiola Kalili (November 3, 1909Some sources give his birth date as February 19. – August 23, 1972) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Kailili received a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Frank Booth, George Fissler and Manuella Kalili, who was also his younger brother. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's events 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke 200 metre ... References External links * * 1909 births 1972 deaths American male freestyle swimmers Native Hawaiian sportspeople Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers from Honolulu Swimmers at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fissler
George Robert Fissler (October 13, 1906 – December 18, 1975) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Fissler won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, together with teammates Frank Booth, Maiola Kalili and Manuella Kalili. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's events 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke 200 metre ... External links * 1906 births 1975 deaths American male freestyle swimmers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Booth (swimmer)
Frank Ewen Booth (October 4, 1910 – December 1, 1980) was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Booth won a silver medal as a member of the second-place U.S. team in the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay, with fellow Americans George Fissler, Maiola Kalili and Manuella Kalili. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming. Men's events 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 800 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 100 metre backstroke 200 metre ... External links * 1910 births 1980 deaths American male freestyle swimmers Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming Swimmers from Los Angeles Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics {{US-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanori Yusa
was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won gold medals in the 4 × 200 m relay in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, setting world records on both occasions. In 1936 he finished almost simultaneously with Shigeo Arai and Masaharu Taguchi in the 100 m race and was awarded a silver medal. Yusa graduated from Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. ... and later worked for the Yokohama Rubber Company. In 1942, he married Yumeko Aizome, a famous stage and silent/sound film actress in Japan.Masanori Yusa sports-reference.com See also * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takashi Yokoyama (swimmer)
was a Japanese swimmer. He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event. He died in Kōchi, Japan. External links * * 1913 births 1945 deaths Year of death uncertain Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan People from Kōchi, Kōchi World record setters in swimming Japanese male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisakichi Toyoda
(January 2, 1912 – October 7, 1976) was a Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. There he won the gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event. He was born in Yamaguchi, Japan, and is the grandfather of three-time Olympian Kenji Watanabe. References Hisakichi Toyoda at databaseOlympics.com* 1912 births 1976 deaths Olympic swimmers for Japan Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan World record setters in swimming Japanese male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |