Olympiad: 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games

The Olympic Winter Games came to the United States for the first time. Lake Placid native Jack Shea won two gold medals in speed skating, the first athlete to win multiple gold medals in a single Olympic Winter Games.
Speedskater Jack Shea made history at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics as the first American to win multiple gold medals in a single Winter Games. Learn more.
Twelve years after winning a boxing gold medal, bobsledding rookie Eddie Eagan added another gold medal in his first and only bobsled race.
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