1928 Summer Olympics
The Games of the IX Olympiad were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De Coubertin's Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation.
| Games of the IX Olympiad | |
| Nations participating | 46 |
| Athletes participating | 3,014 (2,724 men, 290 women) |
| Events | 109 in 14 sports |
| Opening ceremonies | May 17, 1928 |
| Closing ceremonies | August 12, 1928 |
| Officially opened by | Prince Hendrik |
| Athlete's Oath | Harry Dénis |
| Judge's Oath: | - |
| Olympic Torch | - |
Highlights
- For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics. The torch relay was however not started until the 1936 Summer Olympics.
- For the first time, the parade of nations started with Greece, which holds the origins of the Olympics, and ended with the host country, a tradition still continued until this day.
- Women's athletics and gymnastics debuted at these Olympic, in spite of criticism. Halina Konopacka of Poland became the first female Olympic track and field champion. The 800 m ended in several of the competitors being completely exhausted. Because of this, running events longer than 200 m were not included in the Olympics until the 1960s.
- Johnny Weissmuller, later also actor in several Tarzan movies, won three gold medals in swimming.
- Paavo Nurmi of Finland won his 9th gold medal by finishing first in the 10000 m.
- Canada's Percy Williams surprised everyone by winning both the 100 m and 200 m sprint events.
- South American football made a definite breakthrough, as Uruguay retained its title by defeating Argentina.
Medals awarded
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
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Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1928 Summer Olympics medal count)
| 1928 Summer Olympics medal count | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  United States of America
| 22 | 18 | 16 | 56 |
| 2 |  Germany
| 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 |  Finland
| 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 |  Sweden
| 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 |  Italy
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 |  Switzerland
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 |  France
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 |  Netherlands
| 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 |  Hungary
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 |  Canada
| 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
References
See also
External links
- IOC Site on 1928 Summer Olympics (http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1928)
Bibliography
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