| Dates | 30 July – 14 August 1932 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 1 |
| Venues | Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art, Los Angeles, California |
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Open | Olympic | 30 July – 14 August 1932 | 18 | 8 |
| 18 (18/0) | 8 (8/0) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Open | Paul Bauer |  GER |
Josef Petersen |  DEN |
— | — |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
