5-428: (Redirected from Lake Placid Winter Olympics ) Lake Placid, New York has been the host to two Winter Olympic Games : 1932 Winter Olympics , III Olympic Winter Games 1980 Winter Olympics , XIII Olympic Winter Games [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of sports-related pages with the same or similar names This article includes a list of sports-related pages with
10-602: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Monitored short pages 1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics , officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932 , were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid , New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 13. It
15-858: The California X Olympiad Association, wanted the games to take place in Wrightwood and Big Pines , California. The world's largest ski jump at the time was constructed in Big Pines for the event, but the games were ultimately awarded to Lake Placid. The practice of awarding Olympic medals at podium ceremonies was established at the 1932 Winter Olympics, based on pedestals used at the 1930 British Empire Games , as proposed by Melville Marks Robinson . Medals were awarded in 14 events contested in 4 sports (7 disciplines). The Games also included events in three demonstration sports . Athletes from 17 nations competed in these Games, down from 25 nations at
20-443: The same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific sport article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended sport article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lake_Placid_Olympics&oldid=1237458268 " Category : Set index articles on sports Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
25-637: Was the first time the Winter Games were held outside of Europe and the first of four Winter Olympics held in the United States; Lake Placid hosted again in 1980 . The games were awarded to Lake Placid in part by the efforts of Godfrey Dewey , head of the Lake Placid Club and son of Melvil Dewey , inventor of the Dewey Decimal System . California also had a bid for the 1932 Winter Games. William May Garland , president of
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