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| Venue | Lake Placid, New York | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
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Asled dog race was included as ademonstration event at the1932 Winter Olympics inLake Placid. Five contestants fromCanada and seven contestants from theUnited States competed. The event, run under the rules of theNew 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).
Norman D. Vaughan qualified for the event through a race held by the New England Sled Dog Club inWonalancet,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 thatEmile St. Godard would be unable to compete in the event because of the lack of financial support.[2]
| Place | Driver | Race #1 | Race #2 | Total |
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| 1 |  Emile St. Godard (CAN) | 2:12:05.0 | 2:11:07.5 | 4:23:12.5 |
| 2 |  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 |
A total of 12 competitors from two nations competed at the Lake Placid games.
Canada (5) United States (7)1932 olympics dog.
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