In front of a suspenseful crowd, Japanese pole vaulter Shuhei Nishida conquers 14 feet to win the silver medal.

Olympian hopefuls practice the 100 yard dash in tryouts for the 1932 Games. A raised arm finish in track was thought to reduce the runner's time.

Former California Governor C.C. Young congratulates James Bausch on his superb all-around abilities.

Three games of lacrosse were played and all games were well contested. The deciding game of the series was played before a large audience. The American (white shirts) beat the Canadian team, two games to one.

Dallas Bixler, a resident of Buena Park, California, received the gold medal for this remarkable performance on the horizontal bar. EH remembers that his medal was awarded to him hours after his event because there were too few people in the stands when he won.

Canada's gold medalist in boxing was Horace “Lefty” Gwynne who survived a fierce battle against Germany's Hans Ziglarski (right) in the bantamweight final.