| Estonia at the 1932 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EST |
| NOC | Estonian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 2 (men) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Osvald Käpp |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Russian Empire (1908–1912) Soviet Union (1952–1988) | |
Estonia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
Estonian Olympic Committee did not send a full team to the Olympic games due to financial problems and tried to recruit Estonians living in the United States. Most of them were not prepared to compete on a short notice, and only Alfred Maasik and Osvald Käpp agreed. [1]
Estonian National Olympic representative was professor Ants Piip. Estonian attaché was an electrical engineer Charles Kodil.
Estonians in other delegations were Kalevi Kotkas for 
Finland (FIN) in athletics; August Lootus was a reserve for 
United States (USA) in sailing; the 1924 Summer Olympics bronze medalist Aleksander Klumberg was an athletics coach for 
Poland (POL); and Valter Palm was a boxing coach for Finland.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alfred Maasik | 50 km walk | — | 6:19.00 | 10 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank | ||
| Osvald Käpp | −72 kg |  Ercole Gallegati (ITA)W |  Børge Jensen (DEN)W |  Ivar Johansson (SWE)L F 8:39 | — | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Elimination Pool | Final round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 Result | Round 2 Result | Round 3 Result | Round 4 Result | Rank | Final round Result | Rank | ||
| Osvald Käpp | −66 kg |  Charles Pacôme (FRA)L |  Károly Kárpáti (HUN)L | — | 6 | Did not advance | ||
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