Australia at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Australia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Australia IOC code  AUS NOC Australian Olympic Committee
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	13 (9 men, 4 women) in six sports
Flag bearer	Andrew Charlton
Medals Rank: 10	Gold 3	Silver 1	Bronze 1	Total 5
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908* 1912* 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 * with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

Australia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Due to the Great Depression, Australia could only afford to send 13 athletes to the Games.

An innovation was the daily one-hour radio report on the Olympics for New Zealand and Australia by the film actress from New Zealand, Nola Luxford.

Medalists

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The Australian Olympic team at the Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles

Gold

• Dunc Gray – cycling, men's 1000 m time trial
• Bobby Pearce – rowing, men's single sculls
• Clare Dennis – swimming, women's 200 m breaststroke

Silver

• Bonnie Mealing – swimming, women's 100 m backstroke

Bronze

• Eddie Scarf – wrestling, men's freestyle light heavyweight

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented Australia in 1932.

Sprint

• Dunc Gray

Time trial

• Dunc Gray

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics