AOC Media Centre - 1932 Los Angeles

Argentinian MarathonLos Angeles 1932: Juan Carlos Zabala of Argentina approaches the finishing tape to win the marathon event.

Coxed Eights FinalLos Angeles 1932: Spectators cheer on the competitors in the coxed eights final where the USA won the gold medal, Italy the silver and Canada the bronze. Great Britain finished fourth.

Los Angeles Press CentreLos Angeles 1932: General view of the central press stand in the Olympic Stadium. The news was brought to the correspondents by electric writing machines.

Los Angeles Olympic PoolLos Angeles 1932: Aerial view of the Olympic swimming pool.

Pole Vault GoldLos Angeles 1932: American William Miller leaps over the bar in the pole vault event and wins the gold medal with a vault of 4.315m.

Los Angeles Opening CeremonyLos Angeles 1932: Filled with athletes and spectators, the Coliseum Stadium during the Opening Ceremony.

Drinks BreakLos Angeles 1932: Pausing for a drink during the marathon.

Lehtinen's LeadLos Angeles 1932: Lauri A Lehtinen of Finland leads the field in the 5,000m event and continues to cross the line first and win the gold medal with a time of 14:30.0 minutes.

Jean Shirley in ActionLos Angeles 1932: American Jean Shirley clears the bar and sets her record breaking jump of 5ft 5inches to create a world record in the women's high jump.

All AboardLos Angeles 1932: The Japanese delegation aboard a ship heading to Los Angeles before the Games. IOC Olympic Museum/Allsport

India in ActionLos Angeles1932: The gold medal winning Indian team in action during the field.

Gymnastics Al FrescoLos Angeles 1932: An athlete in action during the horizontal bar discipline in the gymnastics event.

Luck of the IrishLos Angeles 1932: Patrick O'Callaghan of Ireland in action during the hammer throw event wins the gold medal with a throw of 53.92m.

All Round ChampionLos Angeles 1932: America's Mildred Babe Didrikson throws the javelin to win the gold medal during the women's javelin. Didrikson was one of the most versatile sportswomen in the world, winning fame at the 1932 Games where she took both the 80m hurd

Flyweight BoxingLos Angeles 1932: Louis Salica of the United States (second from left) raises his arms in victory after beating his opponent in the first round of the flyweight division of the boxing event. Salica went on to win the bronze medal after beating John Callura of Canada.

Los Angeles Olympic VillageLos Angeles 1932: Athletes relax in the Olympic Village.

Finland's Steeplechase GoldLos Angeles 1932: Volmari Iso-Hollo of Finland leads the field over the water jump during the 3,000m steeplechase event and goes on to take the gold medal, Thomas Evenson of Great Britain the silver and Jozeph McCluskey of the USA the bronze.

Final SprintLos Angeles 1932: (from left to right) Eddie Tolan (USA), Arthur Jonath (GER), George Simpson (USA), Ralph Metcalfe (USA), Daniel J Joubert (RSA) and Takayosh Yoshioka (JPN) in action during the 100m final. Tolan won the gold medal, Metcalfe the si

Breaking ThroughLos Angeles 1932: Poland's Janusz Kusocinski breaks through the finishing tape during the 10,000m final and wins the gold medal with a time of 30:11.4 minutes.