United States at the 1932 Winter Olympics
The United States of America was the host nation for the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Speed skating | 500 meters | |||
| Speed skating | 5000 meters | |||
| Speed skating | 1500 meters | |||
| Speed skating | 10,000 meters | |||
Hubert Stevens | Bobsleigh | Two-man | ||
Billy Fiske Clifford Grey Jay O'Brien | Bobsleigh | Four-man | ||
| Speed skating | 5000 meters | |||
Beatrix Loughran | Figure skating | Pairs | ||
| Ice hockey | Men's tournament | |||
Henry Homburger Edmund Horton Paul Stevens | Bobsleigh | Four-man | ||
Robert Minton | Bobsleigh | Two-man | ||
| Figure skating | Ladies' singles |
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Figure skating
;Men;Women
;Pairs
| Athlete | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
| Beatrix Loughran Sherwin Badger | Pairs | 16 | 77.5 | |
| Gertrude Meredith Joseph Savage | Pairs | 49 | 59.8 | 7 |
Ice hockey
;Summary| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| United States men | Men's tournament | L 1–2 OT | W 4–1 | W 7–0 | W 5–0 | W 8–0 | T 2–2 OT |
;Roster
| Osborne Anderson |
| Johnny Bent |
| John Chase |
| John Cookman |
| Douglas Everett |
| Franklin Farrel |
| Joseph Fitzgerald |
| Edwin Frazier |
| John Garrison |
| Gerard Hallock |
| Robert Livingston |
| Francis Nelson |
| Winthrop Palmer |
| Gordon Smith |
;Tournament
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 26 | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
Nordic combined
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the 18 km race of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events.The ski jumping event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
Ski jumping
Speed skating
For the only time in Olympic history, the speed skating competition was run under the rules of the Canadian Speed skating Federation, which specified that the races be run in a mass start format. The format later evolved in short track speed skating.| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank Time | Rank Time |
| John Farrell | 500 m | 2 Q | 6 |
| Ray Murray | 500 m | 3 | Did not advance |
| Allan Potts | 500 m | 3 | Did not advance |
| Jack Shea | 500 m | 2 Q | 43.4 |
| Lloyd Guenther | 1500 m | 6 | Did not advance |
| Ray Murray | 1500 m | 1 Q 2:29.9 | 5 |
| Jack Shea | 1500 m | 1 Q 2:58.0 | 2:57.5 |
| Herb Taylor | 1500 m | 1 Q 2:49.3 | 6 |
| Irving Jaffee | 5000 m | 1 Q 9:52.0 | 9:40.8 |
| Eddie Murphy | 5000 m | 2 Q | |
| Carl Springer | 5000 m | 6 | Did not advance |
| Herb Taylor | 5000 m | 2 Q | 4 |
| Valentine Bialas | 10,000 m | 3 Q | 5 |
| Irving Jaffee | 10,000 m | 1 Q 18:05.4 | 19:13.6' |
| Edwin Wedge | 10,000 m | 4 Q | 4 |
| Eddie Schroeder | 10,000 m | 4 Q | 8 |