# Canonical recap data for 1932 Summer Olympics Opening (1932)
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slug: 1932-olympics
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1932/1932-olympics"
title: 1932 Summer Olympics Opening
subtitle: Los Angeles hosted the first Olympic Games outside Europe, drawing international athletes during the Great Depression.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1932-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1932
decade: 1930
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: |-
  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 f
summaryLong: |-
  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.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1932 Summer Olympics opening ceremony"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260704005008/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony"
  title: 1932 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: "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 A"
wikidataQid: Q140134264
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2026-07-04
  label: 1932 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Summer_Olympics_opening_ceremony"
