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title: "1932 Summer Olympics Opening"
year: 1932
country: "United States"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1932/1932-olympics"
slug: "1932-olympics"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1932-01-01"
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# 1932 Summer Olympics Opening

> Los Angeles hosted the first Olympic Games outside Europe, drawing international athletes during the Great Depression.

## Summary

The opening ceremony of the 1932 Summer Olympics took place at 14:30 PDT, on Saturday, July 30, 1932, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Then known as "Los Angeles Olympic Stadium".
As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings of this international sporting event included welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of nations. It was held in-front of a crowd of over 101,000 people in attendance, a record not broken until the Sydney 2000 Summer Games.

## Sources

- [1932 Summer Olympics opening ceremony](https://web.archive.org/web/20260704005008/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1932/1932-olympics