The
1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the
Games of the X Olympiad, was a major worldwide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in
Los Angeles,
California,
United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide
Great Depression, many nations and athletes were unable to pay for the trip to Los Angeles. Fewer than half the participants of the
1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam returned to compete in 1932. Even U.S. President
Herbert Hoover skipped the event.