Sled dog racing at the 1932 Winter Olympics
A sled dog race was included as a demonstration event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. 5 contestants from Canada and 7 contestants from the United States competed. The event, run under the rules of the New England Sled Dog Club, ran twice over a 25.1 mile (40.5 km) long course. With six dogs per sled, each sled took off at three-minute intervals, and intermediate times were given to the mushers at 4 miles (6.44 km), 10.6 miles (17.06 km), and 22.46 miles (36.14 km).
| Sled dog race at the III Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Lake Placid, New York | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Qualification
Norman D. Vaughan qualified for the event through a race held by the New England Sled Dog Club in Wonalancet, New Hampshire in the winter of 1932.
Twenty-six teams were entered in the two-day event, which was held two weeks before the Olympics.[1]
It was thought that Emile St. Godard would be unable to compete in the event because of the lack of financial support.[2]
Results
| Place | Driver | Race #1 | Race #2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Emile St. Godard (CAN) | 2:12:05.0 | 2:11:07.5 | 4:23:12.5 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Leonhard Seppala (USA) | 2:13:34.3 | 2:17:27.5 | 4:31:01.8 |
| 3 | Shorty Russick (CAN) | 2:26:22.4 | 2:21:22.2 | 4:47:44.6 |
| 4 | Harry Wheeler (CAN) | 2:33:19.1 | 2:29:35.0 | 5:02:54.1 |
| 5 | Roger Haines (USA) | 2:34:56.0 | 2:31:31.3 | 5:06:27.3 |
| 6 | Raymond Pouliot (CAN) | 2:53:14.3 | 2:52:21.5 | 5:45:35.8 |
| 7 | Jack Defalco (CAN) | 2:53:49.5 | 2:55:50.1 | 5:49:39.6 |
| 8 | Stuart Belknap (USA) | 2:57:14.0 | 2:57:08.5 | 5:54:22.5 |
| 9 | Henry Murphy (USA) | 2:42:49.4 | 3:15:24.1 | 5:58:13.5 |
| 10 | Dexter Sears (USA) | 3:00:21.7 | 3:01:49.5 | 6:02:11.2 |
| 11 | Norman D. Vaughan (USA) | 3:24:10.0 | 3:49:46.0 | 7:13:56.0 |
| 12 | Eva Seeley (USA)[3] | 3:28:01.7 | 3:46:45.0 | 7:14:46.7 |
Participating nations
A total of twelve competitors from two nations competed at the Lake Placid games.
- Canada (5)
- United States (7)
References
- Vaughan, Norman D.; Murphey, Cecil B. (April 1995). My Life of Adventure. Stackpole Books. p. 56. ISBN 978-0811708920.
1932 olympics dog.
- "Champion Dog Musher May Miss Lake Placid". Ottawa Citizen. 15 January 1932. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- Belman, Felice; Pride, Mike, eds. (1 March 2001). The New Hampshire Century: Profiles of One Hundred People Who Shaped It. UPNE. p. 317. ISBN 978-1584650874.