30 German cigarette cards of the 1932 LA Olympic Games, issued 1932

Offered here are 30 German cigarette cards of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics (20 X-Large and 10 Large), issued in 1932 by Reemtsma Cigarette Co. for the album Olympiade 1932 (The Olympic Games of 1932). Pictured here are: No. 3: Pictured here is the entire German Olympic Expedition to the Los Angeles Games on the deck of the ocean liner “Europa”. No. 6: The City of Los Angeles decorated with the flags of 50 nations for the Olympic athletes arriving in town. No. 9: The famous runners Nurmi (Finland) and Jonath (Germany) are themselves surrounded by celebrities (from left to right): Duke Kahanamoku, Miss Earhart Putnam, Paavo Nurmi, Douglas Fairbanks and Arthur Jonath. No. 14: The Judges for the Track Racing Events. No. 20: At the finish line of the 400-meter race: Bill Carr (USA) won this heat, beating Wilson of Canada. England’s top runner Rampling (second from right) missed placing in this event by just inches. No. 25: Thomas Hampson (England) leads the field in the third heat of the 800-meter race in front of Sera Martin (France) and Turner (USA). No. 31: Erwin Wegner (Germany) placed third in the first heat of the 110-meter hurdles event and qualified for the semi-finals. No. 41: E. L. Gordon of the U.S. was the winner of the long jump with a distance of 7.64 meters. No. 43: The victor in the high jump, McNaughton (Canada), is congratulated by one of his competitors Robert van Osdel (USA) who finished second. No. 60: The semifinals of the Women’s 100-meter race. Four runners, among them Dollinger of Germany, who finished second, go through the tape at the same time. No. 61: Stella Walsh (Poland) wins the Women’s 100-meter dash in 11.9 seconds. No. 66: The first heat of the women’s 80-meter hurdles event. A line of sprinters goes over the hurdles at about the same time. The eventual winner, Mildred Diedrikson of the U.S., is on the right. No. 69: Lilian Copeland, an American university student, set an Olympic and world record with a throw of 40.58 meters. No. 70: Ellen Braumüller secured second place and a silver medal for Germany in the javelin throw. No. 71: The three best competitors in the women’s high jump: (from left to right) Jane Shilley (USA), Mildred Diedrikson (USA) and Eva Dawes (Canada). No. 74: Wilhelmina von Bremen (USA) completes the anchor leg of the 4 x 100-meter relay. The team set a world record time of 46.7 seconds in the event. No. 90: The 50-kilometer Walking Race. The crowded field at the start, led by the eventual winner, Tommy Green. No. 129: The Water Polo match between the USA and Germany ended in a 4 – 4 tie which almost cost Germany the silver medal. No. 130: A scene from the water polo match between German and Brazil, which Germany won 7 to 3. No. 141: Helene Meyer of Germany was the winner in the Women’s Foil Fencing event at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, but she suffered an unexpected defeat in Los Angeles in 1932. No. 155: The successful German “Heavy Athletics” (weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, etc.) team in Los Angeles. No. 165: Greco-Roman Wrestling. E. Gehring of Germany is shown here in his victorious match against Westergren of Sweden in the heavyweight class. No. 166: The victors of the seven weight classes of the Olympic Boxing Tournament: (standing) Lovell, Carstens, Barth, Flynn; (kneeling) Stevens, Gwynne, Robledo. No. 169: Werner Spannagel defeated the Argentinian J. Tvillo in the final round of the flyweight class. No. 170: After his victory over H. Ziglarski of Germany, H. Gwynne of Canada is declared the champion in the boxing bantamweight class. No. 171: In the welterweight boxing division the Finnish boxer Bruno Ahlberg won against the Italian Luciano Fabbroni by knockout. No. 174: The 100-kilometer bicycle street race, won by both the Italian team as well as individual Italian riders. Out pictures shows the racers on the seaside road that leads to Santa Monica. No. 179: A scene from the field hockey match between the USA and Japan, which Japan won 9 – 2. No. 181: The Hungarian gymnast S. Pelle was second in total points in the singles gymnastic pentathlon at the Olympics. No. 183: The famous Swiss gymnast, Georg Miez, is shown here performing in the freestyle event of the pentathlon. He finished second. The larger cards measure 6 and ½ inches by 4 and ¾ inches. The smaller cards measure 4 and ¾ inches by 3 and 1/8 inches. With multiple purchases please wait for the invoice for reduced shipping.