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1932 Summer Olympics

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The 1932 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles, California, during the depths of the Great Depression, which sharply reduced the number of participating athletes compared to 1928. The Games introduced the medal podium, a purpose-built Olympic Village for male athletes, and photo-finish timing technology. Despite the difficult economic backdrop, the Los Angeles Games turned a financial profit, a rarity for Olympic hosts of that era.

Facts
Founding Year
1932 1
Founding Date
1932-07-30 3
Frequency
Every four years 2
Host History
Los Angeles, United States 1
Classification
Scope
Olympic 1
Frequency
Frequency (category)
Every Four Years 2
1932 Summer Olympics
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Clare Dennis, Athletes
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Eleanor Holm, Athletes
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Ellen Preis, Athletes
Source Ellen Preis (Olympedia)
Endre Kabos, Athletes
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Source Erich Rademacher (Wikipedia)
Georges Miez, Athletes
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Hans Haas, Athletes
Source Hans Haas (Wikipedia)
Helen Johns, Athletes
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James Bausch, Athletes
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Jean Taris, Athletes
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Karl Aletter, Athletes
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Marie Braun, Athletes
Source Marie Braun (Wikipedia)
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Max Syring, Athletes
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Millard Lang, Athletes
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Otto Peltzer, Athletes
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Roop Singh, Athletes
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Source Wikipedia: Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Swimming, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, List of Olympic Games Host Cities
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  • Host cities table, 1932 Summer Olympics row (year)
    1932 Summer Olympics: Los Angeles, United States
  • Host cities table, 1932 Summer Olympics row (host)
    1932 Summer Olympics: Los Angeles, United States
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    The 1932 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles, California, during the depths of the Great Depression, which sharply reduced the number of participating athletes compared to 1928. The Games introduced the medal podium, a purpose-built Olympic Village for male athletes, and photo-finish timing tec
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2. Wikipedia, Olympic Games
Lead section, second paragraph
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years, and themselves occur two years apart within the four-year Olympiad.
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3. Wikipedia, 1932 Summer Olympics
Lead paragraph, opening sentence
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were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Wikipedia: Boxing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Wikipedia: Cycling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Cycling, Lead section
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The cycling competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events.
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Wikipedia: Diving at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Diving, Lead section
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four diving events were organized, two for men, and two for women.
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Wikipedia: Equestrian events at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Equestrian, Lead section
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The equestrian events at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games included dressage (team and individual medals), eventing (team and individual medals), and show jumping (individual medals while team medals were not awarded).
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Wikipedia: Fencing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Fencing, Lead section
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics, seven fencing events were contested.
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Wikipedia: Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Field Hockey, Lead section
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The field hockey tournament at the 1932 Summer Olympics was the fourth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympic Games.
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Wikipedia: Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Gymnastics, Lead section
Quote, Features: Gymnastics, Lead section
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven events in gymnastics were contested.
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Wikipedia: Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Rowing, Lead section
Quote, Features: Rowing, Lead section
Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics featured seven events.
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Wikipedia: Sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Sailing, Lead section
Quote, Features: Sailing, Lead section
The Sailing program of 1932 consisted of a total of four sailing classes (disciplines).
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Wikipedia: Shooting at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Shooting, Lead section
Quote, Features: Shooting, Lead section
When shooting was reintroduced at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles after being absent at the previous Games, it consisted of two events, one rifle event and one pistol event.
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Wikipedia: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Features: Swimming, Lead section
Quote, Features: Swimming, Lead section
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.
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Ellen Preis (Olympedia)
Competitors Include: Ellen Preis, Results table
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Foil, Individual, Women
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Adolf Metzner (Olympedia)
Competitors Include: Adolf Metzner, Results, Games column
Quote, Competitors Include: Adolf Metzner, Results, Games column
1932 Summer Olympics
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Olympedia: Otto Peltzer at Olympedia
OlympediaCompetitors Include: Otto Peltzer, Results table
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1932 Summer Olympics
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Jack Turnbull (lacrosse) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jack Turnbull (lacrosse), Biography, Olympics
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He was captain of the U.S. lacrosse team during the 1932 Summer Olympics
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Olympedia: Millard Lang
OlympediaCompetitors Include: Millard Lang, Biography
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His success with Johns Hopkins qualified him for the 1932 Olympic team.
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Charles Pahud de Mortanges (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Lead
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who competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics
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Ugo Frigerio (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ugo Frigerio, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Ugo Frigerio, Lead
He competed in four events at the 1920, 1924 and 1932 Olympics
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Carl Westergren (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Carl Westergren, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Carl Westergren, Lead
who competed in the 1920, 1924, 1928, and 1932 Summer Olympics
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Ivar Johansson (wrestler) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ivar Johansson, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Ivar Johansson, Lead
who competed at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics
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Erich Rademacher (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Erich Rademacher, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Erich Rademacher, Lead
Four years later he won another silver medal with the German water polo team.
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Wally O'Connor (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Wally O'Connor, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics the U.S. Water Polo team won a bronze medal.
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Sven Thofelt (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sven Thofelt, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Sven Thofelt, Lead
who competed at the 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics
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Georgia Coleman (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Georgia Coleman, Second paragraph, 1932 Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Georgia Coleman, Second paragraph, 1932 Olympics
At the 1932 Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard
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Roop Singh (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Roop Singh, Lead, Olympic Games
Quote, Competitors Include: Roop Singh, Lead, Olympic Games
the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games
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Bobby Pearce (rower) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bobby Pearce (rower), Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Bobby Pearce (rower), Lead
the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
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Endre Kabos (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Endre Kabos, Lead, Olympic appearances
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He competed individually and with the team at the 1932 and 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics
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Josef Straßberger (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Josef Straßberger, Lead
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the bronze medal in the same division in Los Angeles
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Toivo Reingoldt (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Toivo Reingoldt, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Toivo Reingoldt, Lead
He competed in this event at the 1932 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.
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Max Syring (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Max Syring, Lead
Quote, Competitors Include: Max Syring, Lead
He competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the 5,000 and 10,000 m events
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Karl Aletter (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Karl Aletter, Lead, 1932 Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Karl Aletter, Lead, 1932 Olympics
was a German rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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Buster Crabbe (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Buster Crabbe, Lead, Olympic results
Quote, Competitors Include: Buster Crabbe, Lead, Olympic results
He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-metre freestyle swimming event
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Eleanor Holm (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Eleanor Holm, Olympic career
Quote, Competitors Include: Eleanor Holm, Olympic career
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Holm won the gold medal in her favorite event
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Clare Dennis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Clare Dennis, Lead, Olympic result
Quote, Competitors Include: Clare Dennis, Lead, Olympic result
was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1930s who won the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
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Eleanor Garatti (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Eleanor Garatti, Olympics, 1932 participation
Quote, Competitors Include: Eleanor Garatti, Olympics, 1932 participation
Garatti represented the United States at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics
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Jean Taris (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jean Taris, Lead, 1932
Quote, Competitors Include: Jean Taris, Lead, 1932
In 1932 he won a silver medal in the 400 m freestyle, 0.1 seconds behind Buster Crabbe
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James Bausch (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: James Bausch, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: James Bausch, Lead, competition
He competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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István Bárány (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: István Bárány, Lead, Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: István Bárány, Lead, Olympics
who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics
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Kusuo Kitamura (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kusuo Kitamura, Lead, 1932 Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Kusuo Kitamura, Lead, 1932 Olympics
was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California
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Yoshiyuki Tsuruta (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Biography, 1932 Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Biography, 1932 Olympics
sponsored his participation in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
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Helen Johns (swimmer) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Helen Johns, Career
Quote, Competitors Include: Helen Johns, Career
At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Johns represented the United States at the age of 17.
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Hideko Maehata (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hideko Maehata, Career, 1932
Quote, Competitors Include: Hideko Maehata, Career, 1932
selected for the Japanese Olympic swimming team for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and won the silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke event
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Masaji Kiyokawa (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Masaji Kiyokawa, Body, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Masaji Kiyokawa, Body, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
Selected as a member of the Japanese swimming team at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics
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Marie Braun (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marie Braun, Lead, 1932 Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Marie Braun, Lead, 1932 Olympics
She competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and in 1932 in Los Angeles
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Yasuji Miyazaki (Olympedia)
Competitors Include: Yasuji Miyazaki, Olympedia biographical information
Quote, Competitors Include: Yasuji Miyazaki, Olympedia biographical information
1932 Summer Olympics
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Willy den Ouden (Olympedia)
Competitors Include: Willy den Ouden, Results, 1932
Quote, Competitors Include: Willy den Ouden, Results, 1932
1932 Summer Olympics
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Masanori Yusa (Olympedia)
Competitors Include: Masanori Yusa, Results, 1932 Summer Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: Masanori Yusa, Results, 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
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Michele Fanelli (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Michele Fanelli, Biography, Olympic Games
Quote, Competitors Include: Michele Fanelli, Biography, Olympic Games
He competed in the marathon at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Amédée Fournier (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Amédée Fournier, Lead
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He won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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Paul Chocque (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Paul Chocque, Text, 1932 Summer Olympics
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He won a silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in team pursuit event.
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René Le Grevès (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: René Le Grevès, Lead, 1932 Olympics
Quote, Competitors Include: René Le Grevès, Lead, 1932 Olympics
he won the silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit
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Wikipedia, Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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She won two gold medals and a silver in track and field at the 1932 Summer Olympics before turning to professional golf and winning 10 LPGA major championships.
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Xavier Lesage, Wikipedia
Competitors Include: Xavier Lesage, Introduction
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François Xavier Edmond Marie Lesage (25 October 1885 - 3 August 1968) was a French horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Godfrey Rampling (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Godfrey Rampling, Introduction
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Godfrey Lionel Rampling (14 May 1909 - 20 June 2009) was an English athlete and army officer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Hans Haas (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hans Haas, Introduction
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Hans Haas (17 October 1906 - 14 May 1973) was an Austrian Jewish weightlifter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Wikipedia, Japan men's national gymnastics team
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Followed the establishment of All Japan Gymnastics Federation in 1930, the team first appeared at the 1932 Summer Olympics and gradually became the major force till this day.
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Wikipedia, Helene Madison
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Helene Madison, Lead or career section
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Madison won three gold medals in freestyle events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming, along with Romeo Neri of Italy, the most successful athlete at the 1932 Olympics: women's 100-meter freestyle, 400-meter freestyle, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay.
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Georges Miez (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Georges Miez, Lead paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Georges Miez, Lead paragraph
He competed at the 1924, 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics
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