| United States at the 1932 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Lake Placid | |
| Competitors | 64 (58 men, 6 women) in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Billy Fiske (bobsleigh) |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States of America (USA) was the host nation for the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| John Heaton Robert Minton | Two-man | 2:15.02 | 4 | 2:07.51 | 3 | 2:04.29 | 3 | 2:02.33 | 3 | 8:29.15 |  |
| Hubert Stevens Curtis Stevens | 2:13.10 | 3 | 2:04.27 | 1 | 1:59.69 | 1 | 1:57.68 | 1 | 8:14.74 |  | |
| Billy Fiske Eddie Eagan Clifford Grey Jay O'Brien | Four-man | 2:00.52 | 1 | 1:59.16 | 1 | 1:57.41 | 1 | 1:56.59 | 2 | 7:53.68 | |
| Henry Homburger Percy Bryant Francis Stevens Edmund Horton | 2:01.77 | 2 | 2:01.09 | 2 | 1:58.56 | 3 | 1:54.28 | 1 | 7:55.70 |  | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Andersen | 18 km | 1:58:13 | 42 |
| Rolf Monsen | 1:42:36 | 33 | |
| Richard Parsons | 1:40:08 | 28 | |
| Olle Zetterstrom | 1:38:26 | 23 | |
| Nils Backstrom | 50 km | 5:25:40 | 19 |
| Nort Billings | DNF | ||
| Richard Parsons | 5:13:59 | 15 | |
| Robert Reid | 5:26:06 | 20 | |
Men
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Places | Points | Rank | ||
| Gail Borden | Singles | 7 | 9 | 54 | 2110.8 | 8 |
| James Madden | 8 | 7 | 52 | 2049.6 | 7 | |
| William Nagle | 12 | 10 | 77 | 1884.8 | 11 | |
| Roger Turner | 5 | 6 | 40 | 2297.6 | 6 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Places | Points | Rank | ||
| Margaret Bennett | Singles | 12 | 8 | 75 | 1826.8 | 11 |
| Suzanne Davis | 10 | 14 | 83 | 1780.4 | 12 | |
| Maribel Vinson | 3 | 3 | 23 | 2158.8 | | |
| Louise Weigel | 14 | 13 | 92 | 1769.4 | 14 | |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrix Loughran Sherwin Badger | Pairs | 16 | 77.5 | |
| Gertrude Meredith Joseph Savage | 49 | 59.8 | 7 |
Summary
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States men | Men's tournament |  Canada L 1–2 OT |  Poland W 4–1 |  Germany W 7–0 | Poland W 5–0 | Germany W 8–0 | Canada T 2–2 OT | |
Roster
| Osborne Anderson |
| Johnny Bent |
| John Chase |
| John Cookman |
| Douglas Everett |
| Franklin Farrel |
| Joseph Fitzgerald |
| Edwin Frazier |
| John Garrison |
| Gerard Hallock |
| Robert Livingston |
| Francis Nelson |
| Winthrop Palmer |
| Gordon Smith |
Tournament
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 |
 United States | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| Germany | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| Poland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 4 Feb | United States | 1:2 OT (0:0,0:1,1:0,0:0,0:1) | Canada |
| 5 Feb | United States | 4:1 (1:0,2:0,1:1) | Poland |
| 7 Feb | United States | 7:0 (3:0,2:0,2:0) | Germany |
| 8 Feb | United States | 5:0 (1:0,1:0,3:0) | Poland |
| 10 Feb | United States | 8:0 (2:0,2:0,4:0) | Germany |
| 13 Feb | United States | 2:2 OT (1:1,1:0,0:1,0:0,0:0,0:0) | Canada |
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the 18 km race of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Edward Blood | Individual | 1:41:58 | 170.25 | 51.5 | 46.0 | 191.2 | 361.45 | 14 |
| Lloyd Ellingson | 1:44:14 | 160.50 | 45.0 | 56.0 | 193.7 | 354.20 | 16 | |
| John Ericksen | 1:54:58 | 115.50 | 49.5 | 54.0 | 200.8 | 316.30 | 25 | |
| Rolf Monsen | 1:42:36 | 167.40 | 54.0 | 52.0 | 201.9 | 369.30 | 9 | |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Peder Falstad | Normal hill | 56.0 | 96.1 | 18 | 62.5 | 103.4 | 12 | 199.5 | 13 |
| Roy Mikkelsen | 53.0 | 52.0 (fall) | 31 | DNF | |||||
| Caspar Oimoen | 63.0 | 104.7 | 7 | 67.5 | 112.0 | 2 | 216.7 | 5 | |
| John Steele | 55.0 | 98.0 | 14 | 56.0 | 97.6 | 16 | 195.6 | 15 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank Time | Rank Time | ||
| John Farrell | 500 m | 2 Q | 6 |
| Ray Murray | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Allan Potts | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Jack Shea | 2 Q | 43.4 OR | |
| Lloyd Guenther | 1500 m | 6 | Did not advance |
| Ray Murray | 1 Q 2:29.9 | 5 | |
| Jack Shea | 1 Q 2:58.0 | 2:57.5 | |
| Herb Taylor | 1 Q 2:49.3 | 6 | |
| Irving Jaffee | 5000 m | 1 Q 9:52.0 | 9:40.8 |
| Eddie Murphy | 2 Q | | |
| Carl Springer | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Herb Taylor | 2 Q | 4 | |
| Valentine Bialas | 10,000 m | 3 Q | 5 |
| Irving Jaffee | 1 Q 18:05.4 | 19:13.6 | |
| Edwin Wedge | 4 Q | 4 | |
| Eddie Schroeder | 4 Q | 8 |
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