1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:endDate 1932-02-15
gptkbp:firstHeld gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:followedBy 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
gptkbp:hostCity Lake Placid
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:USA
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Lake_Placid_Olympic_Stadium
gptkbp:mascot none
gptkbp:medalTableTopCountry gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:memberState 17
gptkbp:notableAthlete gptkb:Sonja_Henie
gptkb:Eddie_Eagan
gptkb:Irving_Jaffee
gptkb:Jack_Shea
gptkbp:notableFor First Winter Olympics held outside Europe
The Games were affected by the Great Depression
Sonja Henie won her second Olympic gold in figure skating
The Games had the lowest number of participating nations until 1948
Canada won its fourth consecutive ice hockey gold
Germany did not participate
Irving Jaffee won two gold medals in speed skating
Jack Shea won two gold medals in speed skating
Japan won its first Winter Olympic medal
Only 4 sports were contested
Eddie Eagan became the only person to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics
First Olympic Games attended by Franklin D. Roosevelt as a public official
First use of a photo finish camera in speed skating
First time the Olympic Village was built specifically for the Games
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Lake_Placid_Olympic_Arena
gptkb:Mount_Van_Hoevenberg
Intervales Ski Jump
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 252
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 14
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:III_Olympic_Winter_Games
gptkbp:OlympicOathBy gptkb:Jack_Shea
gptkbp:OlympicOathRole athletes
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:precededBy 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz
gptkbp:sport 4
gptkbp:sportsIncluded ice hockey
skiing
figure skating
bobsleigh
gptkbp:startDate 1932-02-04
gptkbp:torchRelayStartDate no
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Olympic_Movement_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8