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Weightlifting At The 1932 Summer Olympics ...
The weightlifting events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of five weight classes. The competitions were held on Saturday, 30 July 1932 and on Sunday, 31 July 1932. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 29 weightlifters from eight nations competed at the Los Angeles Games: * * * * * * * * Medal table References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1932 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Olympic Auditorium
The Grand Olympic Auditorium is a former sports venue in southern Downtown Los Angeles, California. The venue was built in 1924 at 1801 South Grand Avenue, now just south of the Santa Monica Freeway. The grand opening of the Olympic Auditorium was on August 5, 1925, and was a major media event, attended by such celebrities as Jack Dempsey and Rudolph Valentino. One of the last major boxing and wrestling arenas still in existence, the venue now serves as a worship space for the Korean-American evangelical church, "Glory Church of Jesus Christ". History Throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s it was home to some of the biggest boxing, wrestling, and roller derby events. 1932 Olympics The Auditorium was leased by the 1932 Summer Olympics Organizing Committee for a very nominal sum sufficient to cover expenses, for the purpose of conducting the training and competitions of the Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics, boxing (1932), Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics, wrestling (1932) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Galimberti
Carlo Galimberti (2 July 1894 – 10 August 1939) was an Italian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics. Biography Galimberti grew up in Rosario, Argentina, as son of Italian immigrants, and came back to Milan, Italy, after the First World War. He won a gold medal in the middleweight class in 1924, a silver medal in the middleweight class in 1928 and another silver medal in the middleweight class in 1932. See also * Walk of Fame of Italian sport Walk of Fame of Italian sport ( it, Walk of Fame dello sport italiano) is the Walk of Fame of the Italian sport, inaugurated by Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) on 7 May 2015. It is a list of 125 Italian all-time champions, which has been ... References * * External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Galimberti, Carlo 1894 births 1939 deaths Italian male weightlifters Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic silver medalists for Italy Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 1932 Summer Olympics ...
The weightlifting events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of five weight classes. The competitions were held on Saturday, 30 July 1932 and on Sunday, 31 July 1932. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 29 weightlifters from eight nations competed at the Los Angeles Games: * * * * * * * * Medal table References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting At The 1932 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss Civil Code (articles 60–79). Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern ( Summer, Winter, and Youth) Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide "Olympic Movement", the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020, there are 206 NOCs officially recognised by the IOC. The current president of the IOC is Thomas Bach. The stated mission of the IOC is to promote the Olympics throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the organization, development, and coordination of sport and sports competitions; *To ensure the regular c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Straßberger
Josef Straßberger (August 20, 1894 – October 10, 1950) was a German Olympic weightlifting, weightlifter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics, 1932 Olympic games, Olympic Games. He won the gold medal in the heavyweight division in Amsterdam and the bronze medal in the same division in Los Angeles. He was born in Kolbermoor, Bavaria and died in Munich. References External linksJosef Strassberger on Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century 1894 births 1950 deaths People from Kolbermoor Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria German male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Bavaria {{Germany-weightlifting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Pšenička
Václav Pšenička (October 26, 1906 in Prague – April 25, 1961) was a Czech weightlifter who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He died in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate .... He was the father of Václav Pšenička, Jr. In 1928 he finished fourth in the light-heavyweight class. Four years later he won the silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 1932 Games. At the 1936 Olympics he won his second silver medal in the heavyweight class. External linksprofile 1906 births 1961 deaths Czech male weightlifters Czechoslovak male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Czechoslovakia Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Skobla
Jaroslav Skobla (16 April 1899 – 22 November 1959) was a Czechoslovakian weightlifter. After winning a world light-heavyweight title in 1923 he was a favorite at the 1924 Olympics, but finished in a mere eighth place. Skobla then moved to the heavyweight category and won a bronze and a gold medal at the 1928 and 1932 Games, respectively.Jaroslav Skobla . sports-reference.comJaroslav Skobla chidlovski.net He worked as an accountant, buncer, policeman. His frends collected money to send him to the games. His son Jiří was an Olympic |
Henry Duey
Henry Ludwig Duey (May 1, 1908 – February 13, 1993) was an American weightlifter and Olympic medalist. Duey was born in Chicago, Illinois. He won the bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles."1932 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Weightlifting" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on February 22, 2008) Career At the 1932 Olympics, Duey won the bronze medal in the light-heavyweight division with ease however, he was not close to beating the first and second place competitors. This was Duey's only medal that he had won in an international competition.Death Duey died on February 13, 1993, at the age of 84 in |
Svend Olsen
Svend Egil Benjamin Olsen (17 October 1908 – 13 December 1980) was a Danish light-heavyweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1932 Olympics. The same year he set world records in the clean and jerk The clean and jerk is a composite of two weightlifting movements, most often performed with a barbell: the clean and the jerk. During the ''clean'', the lifter moves the barbell from the floor to a racked position across the deltoids, without res ..., snatch and in the total, but the last record was not ratified. Next year he retired from competitions and later worked as a circus performer. References 1908 births 1980 deaths Danish male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Denmark Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark World record setters in weightlifting Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics People from Hundested Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Hostin
Louis Hostin (21 April 1908 – 28 June 1998) was a French weightlifter. He competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won two gold and one silver medals. Hostin also won two European titles, in 1930 and 1935, and two medals at world championships in 1937–1938. Between 1927 and 1939 he won 13 national titles and set 10 official world records: 7 in the snatch and 3 in the clean and jerk.Louis Hostin sports-reference.com In 1994 he was inducted into the |
Karl Hipfinger
Karl Hipfinger (October 28, 1905 – April 20, 1984) was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... He was born in Vienna. In 1928 he failed to set a mark in the clean and jerk competition of the middleweight class. Four years later, at the 1932 games, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight class. References * 1905 births 1984 deaths Austrian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Austria Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Austria World record setters in weightlifting Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Ismayr
Rudolf Ismayr (14 October 1908 – 9 May 1998) was a German weightlifter. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and a silver medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as a silver medal at the 1938 World Championships. Between 1931 and 1935 he set five official and six unofficial world records. Ismayr took the Olympic Oath The Olympic Oath (distinct from the Olympic creed) is a solemn promise made by one athlete, judge or official, and one coach at the Opening Ceremony of each Olympic Games. Each oath taker is from the host nation and takes the oath on behalf of all ... at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2014-08-10. Death unspecified. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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