Kusociński was one of the biggest stars of the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games – after all, athletics – like today – was one of the most popular sports in the world. He was also the Polish national team’s greatest hope for a gold medal. It was even decided to finance his journey on the luxurious ship ‘Mauretania’, which took only 5 days to reach New York, while the rest of the team sailed on the average class transatlantic ship ‘Pułaski’, arriving at their destination after… two weeks.