Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics
| Figure skating at the III Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Olympic Games |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles: Karl Schäfer | |
| Ladies' singles: Sonja Henie | |
| Pairs: Andrée Brunet / Pierre Brunet | |
| Previous: 1928 Winter Olympics | |
| Next: 1936 Winter Olympics | |
| at the 1932 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singles | men | ladies |
| Pairs | mixed | |
Figure skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Center Arena in Lake Placid, New York. Three figure skating events were contested: men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating. The competitions were held from Monday, 8 February to Friday, 12 February 1932. It was the first time the events were held indoors.[1]
Medal summary
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Karl Schäfer (AUT) | Gillis Grafström (SWE) | Montgomery Wilson (CAN) |
| Ladies' singles | Sonja Henie (NOR) | Fritzi Burger (AUT) | Maribel Vinson (USA) |
| Pair skating | Andrée Brunet and Pierre Brunet (FRA) |
Beatrix Loughran and Sherwin Badger (USA) |
Emília Rotter and László Szollás (HUN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Participating nations
Two figure skaters competed in both the singles and the pairs event.
A total of 39 figure skaters (18 men and 21 ladies) from 13 nations (men from ten nations and ladies from nine nations) competed at the Lake Placid Games:
- Austria (2) (men 1, women 1)
- Belgium (1) (men 0, women 1)
- Canada (6) (men 2, women 4)
- Czechoslovakia (1) (men 1, women 0)
- Finland (1) (men 1, women 0)
- France (2) (men 1, women 1)
- Germany (1) (men 1, women 0)
- Great Britain (4) (men 0, women 4)
- Hungary (4) (men 2, women 2)
- Japan (2) (men 2, women 0)
- Norway (1) (men 0, women 1)
- Sweden (2) (men 1, women 1)
- United States (12) (men 6, women 6)
References
- ^ "Figure Skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.