Archive - LA32 Games

May 2025

The American Game

Lacrosse: played in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and returning in LA28

May 13 •

April 2025

How the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics created a verb

Apr 29 •

UPenn's "Wee Willie" Carr

An East vs. West Showdown at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics

Apr 2 •

March 2025

Stanford's "Big Ben" Eastman

1932 Los Angeles Olympian was once the world's best 400/800-meter runner

Mar 26 •

"It Ain't Bragging If You Can Back It Up." - Muhammad Ali

Mildred "Babe" Didrikson: the Ali of her day and star of the 1932 LA Olympics

Mar 4 •

February 2025

The First Olympic Photo Finish

"When I was in high school, Eddie and Ralph were my idols." - Jesse Owens

Feb 19 •

American Football but no Soccer in the 1932 Olympics

How a dispute between the IOC and FIFA led to the World Cup

Feb 5 •

January 2025

Will the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics be moved to another American city?

Short answer, no

Jan 23 •

Hurdling from a T to an L

How a Dartmouth College track coach & professor made the sport safer

Jan 16 •

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