Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The women's high jump event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place August 7. At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program and was the first time that the javelin throw became a women's Olympic event. There was a total of 386 participants from 34 countries competing.