AOC Media Centre - 1932 Los Angeles

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

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.

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.

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 hurdles and javelin titles, and finished second in the high jump. Over a two year period, she continued to set world records in each event. She was an All-American basketball player but her more lasting fame came when she took up golf and won the Women's Amateur title once and the US Open on three occasions, the third time in 1953 after fighting cancer from which she died in 1956.

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 silver and Jonath the bronze.

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.