Continuing from the previous blog post, following the death of Iris Cummings as the last known survivor of any pre-World War II Olympics, today Oldest Olympians is looking at Olympians who competed at the 1932 Games. There are actually fewer Olympians than from 1928 who we could not find confirmation of their being deceased, although two of them have a known date of birth and could still possibly be alive. With that said, as all competitors would have had to be teenagers or younger during the Games, it is unlikely that any remain alive.

First, Hatsuko Morioka, born June 22, 1915, represented Japan in four swimming events across two editions of the Games – 1932 and 1936 – with a best finish of fifth with her nation in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay. She was a four-time national champion in the 400 metres freestyle, but she retired from active competition at the onset of World War II. While some sources claim that she was alive at the age of 100, we have seen no evidence that confirms this.

Second, Misao Yokota, born February 3, 1917, represented Japan in the same relay, as well as in the 100 metres backstroke, in 1932. She was a two-time champion in the latter event, 1932-1933, and made some professional appearances prior to World War II. She was still alive in 2001, but we have no evidence of what happened to her after that. Finally, below are the 23 competitors from 1932 for whom we lack even a year of birth, but also evidence of their death.

(Hwang Eul-Su, Korean boxer)
Name | Notes |
Toru Arai | Art competitor from Japan in Painting |
Vicente Araujo | Reserve for Brazil’s 4×400 metres relay team |
Abelardo Cuevas | Art competitor from Japan in Music |
Daemers | Art competitor from Belgium in Sculpturing |
Valère De Moer | Art competitor from Belgium in Sculpturing |
Deryck | Art competitor from Belgium in Architecture |
D. Dumortier | Art competitor from Belgium in Painting |
Hélène Gérard | Art competitor from Belgium in Painting |
Hwang Eul-Su | Korean lightweight boxer |
Franz Janisch | Reserve with the Austrian weightlifting delegation |
Eiichi Kawasaki | Art competitor from Japan in Sculpturing |
Jay Maddox | Art competitor from the United States in Painting |
Jeronimo Maria | Non-starter for Brazil in the 5,000 metres event |
Kiyoshi Murai | Reserve with Japan’s water polo squad |
Rogelio Pazquez | Art competitor from Cuba in Music |
Rafael Pérez | Non-starter for Cuba in the high and long jumps |
Jorge Pessoa | Reserve with Brazil’s water polo squad |
Marcel Prévost | Art competitor from Belgium in Painting |
Tomotari Sakurai | Art competitor from Japan in Painting |
Elise Swanson | Art competitor from the United States in Music |
Isamu Toyofuji | Art competitor from Japan in Painting |
Domingos Trevisan | Non-starter for Brazil in the javelin throw |
Anna Van Nuffel | Art competitor from Belgium in Sculpturing |
Our final post in this series will look into the 1936 Games, and once again we hope that you will join us!
El jugador de waterpolo Jorge Carmelo (segundo nombre) Pessoa Da Conceicao (apellido materno) nació el 6 de septiembre de 1906 en Recife estado de Pernambuco y falleció el 3 de mayo de 1979 en Recife estado de Pernambuco a los 72 años, fue suplente.