The 1932 Summer Olympic Games opened at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 30, 1932. The crowd of 101,022 welcomed athletes from 37 countries, including the 357 men and 43 women competing on Team USA.
It is estimated that over 1.2 million fans from all over the world attended the Games (interestingly, the same number of people that were residing in the City of Los Angeles at that time). This was the first Olympics which involved the setup of an Olympic Village for the visiting athletes, and also premiered the use of a three-tier medal podium.