Lacrosse at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Teams from Canada and the United States played three games, with the team from the United States winning the series 2 games to 1. Games were played in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in front of large crowds of about 75,000 people.

Lacrosse was also played at the 1928 Olympic games, in Amsterdam.

Results

Team GP W L
 United States 3 2 1
23x15px Canada 3 1 2
August 7  United States 5:3 23x15px Canada
August 9 23x15px Canada 5:4  United States
August 12  United States 7:4 23x15px Canada

Teams

Canada

The Canadian team was an "all-star" team.

United States

The team from Johns Hopkins University represented the United States. Ray Van Orman - Coach.

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