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Summer Olympics · Netherlands · 28 July – 12 August 1928

Amsterdam 1928

109 medal events in 16 sports, 327 medals to 33 delegations, 658 named medallists. On top of the table: United States with 22 gold.

Open 1928 in the atlas →← 19241932 →
Athletes2,8832,606 men · 277 women
Delegations46
Programme109events scheduled
Medal events10916 sports
Medals327110 gold

The medal table

PlaceDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1United States22181656
2Germany1071431
3Finland88925
4Sweden761225
5Italy75719
6Switzerland74415
7France610521
8Netherlands69419
9Hungary4509
10Canada44715
11Great Britain310720
12Argentina3317
13Denmark3126
14Czechoslovakia2529
15Japan2215
16Estonia2125
17Egypt2114
18Austria2013
19Australia1214
20Norway1214
21Poland1135
22Yugoslavia1135
23South Africa1023
24India1001
25Ireland1001
26New Zealand1001
27Spain1001
28Uruguay1001
29Belgium0123
30Chile0101
31Haiti0101
32Philippines0011
33Portugal0011

Every event gold, silver, bronze

SportEventGoldSilverBronze
AthleticsMen’s 10,000 metresPaavo Nurmi FinlandVille Ritola FinlandEdvin Wide Sweden
AthleticsMen’s 100 metresPercy Williams CanadaJack London Great BritainGeorg Lammers Germany
AthleticsMen’s 110 metres hurdlesSydney Atkinson South AfricaSteve Anderson United StatesJohn Collier United States
AthleticsMen’s 1500 metresHarri Larva FinlandJules Ladoumegue FranceEino Purje Finland
AthleticsMen’s 200 metresPercy Williams CanadaWalter Rangeley Great BritainHelmut Körnig Germany
AthleticsMen’s 3000 metres steeplechaseToivo Loukola FinlandPaavo Nurmi FinlandOve Andersen Finland
AthleticsMen’s 4 × 100 metres relayFrank Wykoff, James Quinn, Charles Borah, Henry Russell United StatesGeorg Lammers, Richard Corts, Hubert Houben, Helmut Körnig GermanyCyril Gill, Edward Smouha, Walter Rangeley, Jack London Great Britain
AthleticsMen’s 4 × 400 metres relayGeorge Baird, Fred Alderman, Emerson Spencer, Ray Barbuti United StatesOtto Neumann, Harry Werner Storz, Richard Krebs, Hermann Engelhard GermanyJames Ball, Stanley Glover, Phil Edwards, Alex Wilson Canada
AthleticsMen’s 400 metresRay Barbuti United StatesJames Ball CanadaJoachim Büchner Germany
AthleticsMen’s 400 metres hurdlesDavid Burghley Great BritainFrank Cuhel United StatesMorgan Taylor United States
AthleticsMen’s 5000 metresVille Ritola FinlandPaavo Nurmi FinlandEdvin Wide Sweden
AthleticsMen’s 800 metresDouglas Lowe Great BritainErik Byléhn SwedenHermann Engelhard Germany
AthleticsMen’s DecathlonPaavo Yrjölä FinlandAkilles Järvinen FinlandKen Doherty United States
AthleticsMen’s Discus throwBud Houser United StatesAntero Kivi FinlandJames Corson United States
AthleticsMen’s Hammer throwPat O'Callaghan IrelandOssian Skiöld SwedenEdmund Black United States
AthleticsMen’s High jumpBob King United StatesBenjamin Hedges United StatesClaude Ménard France
AthleticsMen’s Javelin throwErik Lundqvist SwedenBéla Szepes HungaryOlav Sunde Norway
AthleticsMen’s Long jumpEdward Hamm United StatesSilvio Cator HaitiAlfred Bates United States
AthleticsMen’s MarathonBoughera El Ouafi FranceManuel Plaza ChileMartti Marttelin Finland
AthleticsMen’s Pole vaultSabin Carr United StatesWilliam Droegemuller United StatesCharles McGinnis United States
AthleticsMen’s Shot putJohn Kuck United StatesHerman Brix United StatesEmil Hirschfeld Germany
AthleticsMen’s Triple jumpMikio Oda JapanLevi Casey United StatesVilho Tuulos Finland
AthleticsWomen’s 100 metresBetty Robinson United StatesBobbie Rosenfeld CanadaEthel Smith Canada
AthleticsWomen’s 4 × 100 metres relayMyrtle Cook, Ethel Smith, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Jane Bell CanadaJessie Cross, Loretta McNeil, Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn United StatesAnni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt Germany
AthleticsWomen’s 800 metresLina Radke GermanyKinue Hitomi JapanInga Gentzel Sweden
AthleticsWomen’s Discus throwHalina Konopacka PolandLillian Copeland United StatesRuth Svedberg Sweden
AthleticsWomen’s High jumpEthel Catherwood CanadaLien Gisolf NetherlandsMildred Wiley United States
BoxingMen’s Bantamweight · (−53.5 kg / 118 lb)Vittorio Tamagnini ItalyJohn Daley United StatesHarry Isaacs South Africa
BoxingMen’s Featherweight · (−57.2 kg / 126 lb)Bep van Klaveren NetherlandsVíctor Peralta ArgentinaHarold Devine United States
BoxingMen’s Flyweight · (−50.8 kg / 112 lb)Antal Kocsis HungaryArmand Apell FranceCarlo Cavagnoli Italy
BoxingMen’s Heavyweight · (over 79.4 kg/175 lb)Arturo Rodríguez Jurado ArgentinaNils Ramm SwedenMichael Michaelsen Denmark
BoxingMen’s Light heavyweight · (−79.4 kg / 175 lb)Víctor Avendaño ArgentinaErnst Pistulla GermanyKarel Miljon Netherlands
BoxingMen’s Lightweight · (−61.2 kg / 135 lb)Carlo Orlandi ItalyStephen Halaiko United StatesGunnar Berggren Sweden
BoxingMen’s Middleweight · (−72.6 kg / 160 lb)Piero Toscani ItalyJan Heřmánek CzechoslovakiaLéonard Steyaert Belgium
BoxingMen’s Welterweight · (−66.7 kg / 147 lb)Ted Morgan New ZealandRaúl Landini ArgentinaRaymond Smillie Canada
CyclingMen’s Individual time trialHenry DenmarkFrank Southall Great BritainGösta Carlsson Sweden
CyclingMen’s SprintRoger Beaufrand FranceAntoine Mazairac NetherlandsWilly Hansen Denmark
CyclingMen’s TandemBernhard Leene, Daan van Dijk NetherlandsErnest Chambers, John Sibbit Great BritainHans Bernhardt, Karl Köther Germany
CyclingMen’s Team pursuitCesare Facciani, Giacomo Gaioni, Mario Lusiani, Luigi Tasselli ItalyJohannes Maas, Piet van der Horst, Janus Braspennincx, Jan Pijnenburg NetherlandsGeorge Southall, Harry Wyld, Leonard Wyld, Percy Wyld Great Britain
CyclingMen’s Team time trialHenry, Orla Jørgensen, Leo Nielsen DenmarkJack Lauterwasser, John Middleton, Frank Southall Great BritainGösta Carlsson, Erik Jansson, Georg Johnsson Sweden
CyclingMen’s Track time trialWilly Hansen DenmarkGerard Bosch van Drakestein NetherlandsDunc Gray Australia
DivingMen’s 10 m platformPete Desjardins United StatesFarid Simaika EgyptMichael Galitzen United States
DivingMen’s 3 m springboardPete Desjardins United StatesMichael Galitzen United StatesFarid Simaika Egypt
DivingWomen’s 10 m platformElizabeth Becker-Pinkston United StatesGeorgia Coleman United StatesLaura Sjöqvist Sweden
DivingWomen’s 3 m springboardHelen Meany United StatesDorothy Poynton-Hill United StatesGeorgia Coleman United States
EquestrianOpen Individual dressageCarl Freiherr von Langen GermanyCharles Marion FranceRagnar Olson Sweden
EquestrianOpen Individual eventingCharles Pahud de Mortanges NetherlandsGerard de Kruijff NetherlandsBruno Neumann Germany
EquestrianOpen Individual jumpingFrantišek Ventura CzechoslovakiaPierre Bertran de Balanda FranceCharles-Gustave Kuhn Switzerland
EquestrianOpen Team dressageCarl Freiherr von Langen, Hermann Linkenbach, Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck GermanyRagnar Olson, Janne Lundblad, Carl Bonde SwedenJan van Reede, Pierre Versteegh, Gerard le Heux Netherlands
EquestrianOpen Team eventingCharles Pahud de Mortanges, Gerard de Kruijff, Adolph van der Voort van Zijp NetherlandsBjart Ording, Arthur Qvist, Eugen Johansen NorwayMichał Antoniewicz, Józef Trenkwald, Karol Rómmel Poland
EquestrianOpen Team jumpingJosé Navarro Morenés, Marquess of Trujillos, Julio García Fernández de los Ríos SpainKazimierz Gzowski, Kazimierz Szosland, Michał Antoniewicz PolandKarl Hansen, Carl Björnstjerna, Ernst Hallberg Sweden
FencingMen’s Individual foilLucien Gaudin FranceErwin Casmir GermanyGiulio Gaudini Italy
FencingMen’s Individual sabreÖdön Tersztyánszky HungaryAttila Petschauer HungaryBino Bini Italy
FencingMen’s Individual épéeLucien Gaudin FranceGeorges Buchard FranceGeorge Calnan United States
FencingMen’s Team foilUgo Pignotti, Giulio Gaudini, Giorgio Pessina, Gioachino Guaragna, Oreste Puliti, Giorgio Chiavacci ItalyPhilippe Cattiau, Roger Ducret, André Labattut, Lucien Gaudin, Raymond Flacher, André Gaboriaud FranceRoberto Larraz, Raúl Anganuzzi, Luis Lucchetti, Héctor Lucchetti, Carmelo Camet Argentina
FencingMen’s Team sabreÖdön von Tersztyánszky, János Garay, Attila Petschauer, József Rády, Sándor Gombos, Gyula Glykais HungaryBino Bini, Oreste Puliti, Giulio Sarrocchi, Renato Anselmi, Emilio Salafia, Gustavo Marzi ItalyAdam Papée, Tadeusz Friedrich, Kazimierz Laskowski, Władysław Segda, Aleksander Małecki, Jerzy Zabielski Poland
FencingMen’s Team épéeGiulio Basletta, Marcello Bertinetti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Carlo Agostoni, Renzo Minoli, Franco Riccardi ItalyGeorges Buchard, Gaston Amson, Émile Cornic, Bernard Schmetz, René Barbier FrancePaulo Leal, Mário de Noronha, Jorge de Paiva, Frederico Paredes, João Sassetti, Henrique da Silveira Portugal
FencingWomen’s Individual foilHelene Mayer GermanyMuriel Freeman Great BritainOlga Oelkers Germany
Field hockeyMen'sRichard Allen, Dhyan Chand, Michael Gateley, William Goodsir-Cullen, Leslie Hammond, Feroze Khan, George Marthins, Rex Norris, Broome Pinniger, Michael Rocque, Frederic Seaman, Ali Shaukat, Jaipal Singh, Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf, Kehar Singh Gill IndiaJan Ankerman, Jan Brand, Rein de Waal, Emile Duson, Gerrit Jannink, Adriaan Katte, August Kop, Ab Tresling, Paul van de Rovaart, Robert van der Veen, Haas Visser 't Hooft, Otto Muller von Czernicki, Tonny van Lierop NetherlandsBruno Boche, Georg Brunner, Heinz Förstendorf, Erwin Franzkowiak, Werner Freyberg, Theodor Haag, Hans Haußmann, Kurt Haverbeck, Aribert Heymann, Herbert Hobein, Fritz Horn, Karl-Heinz Irmer, Herbert Kemmer, Herbert Müller, Werner Proft, Gerd Strantzen, Rolf Wollner, Heinz Wöltje, Erich Zander, Kurt Weiß Germany
FootballMen'sJosé Leandro Andrade, Peregrino Anselmo, Pedro Arispe, Juan Arremón, Venancio Bartibás, Fausto Batignani, René Borjas, Antonio Campolo, Adhemar Canavesi, Héctor Castro, Pedro Cea, Lorenzo Fernández, Roberto Figueroa, Álvaro Gestido, Andrés Mazali, Ángel Melogno, José Nasazzi, Pedro Petrone, Juan Piriz, Héctor Scarone, Domingo Tejera, Santos Urdinarán UruguayLudovico Bidoglio, Ángel Bossio, Saúl Calandra, Alfredo Carricaberry, Roberto Cherro, Octavio Díaz, Juan Evaristo, Manuel Ferreira, Enrique Gainzarain, Alfredo Helman, Segundo Luna, Ángel Segundo Medici, Luis Monti, Pedro Ochoa, Rodolfo Orlandini, Raimundo Orsi, Fernando Paternoster, Feliciano Perducca, Natalio Perinetti, Domingo Tarasconi, Luis Weihmuller, Adolfo Zumelzú ArgentinaElvio Banchero, Virgilio Felice Levratto, Pietro Pastore, Gino Rossetti, Attilio Ferraris, Enrico Rivolta, Felice Gasperi, Alfredo Pitto, Pietro Genovesi, Antonio Janni, Fulvio Bernardini, Silvio Pietroboni, Andrea Viviano, Delfo Bellini, Umberto Caligaris, Virginio Rosetta, Gianpiero Combi, Giovanni De Prà, Adolfo Baloncieri, Mario Magnozzi, Angelo Schiavio, Valentino Degani Italy
GymnasticsMen’s Horizontal barGeorges Miez SwitzerlandRomeo Neri ItalyEugen Mack Switzerland
GymnasticsMen’s Individual all-aroundGeorges Miez SwitzerlandHermann Hänggi SwitzerlandLeon Štukelj Yugoslavia
GymnasticsMen’s Parallel barsLadislav Vácha CzechoslovakiaJosip Primožič YugoslaviaHermann Hänggi Switzerland
GymnasticsMen’s Pommel horseHermann Hänggi SwitzerlandGeorges Miez SwitzerlandHeikki Savolainen Finland
GymnasticsMen’s RingsLeon Štukelj YugoslaviaLadislav Vácha CzechoslovakiaEmanuel Löffler Czechoslovakia
GymnasticsMen’s Team all-aroundHans Grieder, August Güttinger, Hermann Hänggi, Eugen Mack, Georges Miez, Otto Pfister, Eduard Steinemann, Melchior Wezel SwitzerlandJosef Effenberger, Jan Gajdoš, Jan Koutný, Emanuel Löffler, Bedřich Šupčík, Ladislav Tikal, Ladislav Vácha, Václav Veselý CzechoslovakiaEdvard Antosiewicz, Dragutin Cioti, Stane Derganc, Boris Gregorka, Anton Malej, Ivan Porenta, Josip Primožič, Leon Štukelj Yugoslavia
GymnasticsMen’s VaultEugen Mack SwitzerlandEmanuel Löffler CzechoslovakiaStane Derganc Yugoslavia
GymnasticsWomen’s Team all-aroundEstella Agsteribbe, Jacomina van den Berg, Alida van den Bos, Petronella Burgerhof, Elka de Levie, Helena Nordheim, Ans Polak, Petronella van Randwijk, Hendrika van Rumt, Jud Simons, Jacoba Stelma, Anna van der Vegt NetherlandsBianca Ambrosetti, Lavinia Gianoni, Luigina Giavotti, Virginia Giorgi, Germana Malabarba, Carla Marangoni, Luigina Perversi, Diana Pissavini, Luisa Tanzini, Carolina Tronconi, Ines Vercesi, Rita Vittadini ItalyAnnie Broadbent, Lucy Desmond, Margaret Hartley, Amy Jagger, Isobel Judd, Jessie Kite, Marjorie Moreman, Edith Pickles, Ethel Seymour, Ada Smith, Hilda Smith, Doris Woods Great Britain
Modern pentathlonMen’s IndividualSven Thofelt SwedenBo Lindman SwedenHelmuth Kahl Germany
RowingMen’s Coxed fourValerio Perentin, Giliante D'Este, Nicolò Vittori, Giovanni Delise, Renato Petronio ItalyErnst Haas, Joseph Meyer, Otto Bucher, Karl Schwegler, Fritz Bösch SwitzerlandFranciszek Bronikowski, Edmund Jankowski, Leon Birkholc, Bernard Ormanowski, Bolesław Drewek Poland
RowingMen’s Coxed pairHans Schöchlin, Karl Schöchlin, Hans Bourquin SwitzerlandArmand Marcelle, Édouard Marcelle, Henri Préaux FranceLéon Flament, François de Coninck, Georges Anthony Belgium
RowingMen’s Coxless fourJohn Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan Great BritainCharles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer United StatesCesare Rossi, Pietro Freschi, Umberto Bonadè, Paolo Gennari Italy
RowingMen’s Coxless pairKurt Moeschter, Bruno Müller GermanyTerence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Great BritainPaul McDowell, John Schmitt United States
RowingMen’s Double scullsPaul Costello, Charles McIlvaine United StatesJoseph Wright Jr., Jack Guest CanadaLeo Losert, Viktor Flessl Austria
RowingMen’s EightMarvin Stalder, John Brinck, Francis Frederick, William Thompson, William Dally, James Workman, Hubert A. Caldwell, Peter Donlon, Donald Blessing United StatesJamie Hamilton, Guy Oliver Nickalls, John Badcock, Donald Gollan, Harold Lane, Gordon Killick, Jack Beresford, Harold West, Arthur Sulley Great BritainFrederick Hedges, Frank Fiddes, John Hand, Herbert Richardson, Jack Murdoch, Athol Meech, Edgar Norris, William Ross, John Donnelly Canada
RowingMen’s Single scullsBobby Pearce AustraliaKen Myers United StatesDavid Collet Great Britain
SailingOpen 12' dinghySven Thorell SwedenHenrik Robert NorwayBertil Broman Finland
SailingOpen 6 metreJohan Anker, Erik Anker, Håkon Bryhn, Crown Prince Olav NorwayVilhelm Vett, Aage Høy-Petersen, Niels Otto Møller, Peter Schlütter DenmarkNikolai Vekšin, Andreas Faehlmann, Georg Faehlmann, Eberhard Vogdt, William von Wirén Estonia
SailingOpen 8 metreDonatien Bouché, André Derrien, Virginie Hériot, André Lesauvage, Jean Lesieur, Carl de la Sablière FranceJohannes van Hoolwerff, Lambertus Doedes, Hendrik Kersken, Cornelis van Staveren, Gerard de Vries Lentsch, Maarten de Wit NetherlandsClarence Hammar, Tore Holm, Carl Sandblom, John Sandblom, Philip Sandblom, Wilhelm Törsleff Sweden
SwimmingMen’s 100 m backstrokeGeorge Kojac United StatesWalter Laufer United StatesPaul Wyatt United States
SwimmingMen’s 100 m freestyleJohnny Weissmuller United StatesIstván Bárány HungaryKatsuo Takaishi Japan
SwimmingMen’s 1500 m freestyleArne Borg SwedenBoy Charlton AustraliaBuster Crabbe United States
SwimmingMen’s 200 m breaststrokeYoshiyuki Tsuruta JapanErich Rademacher GermanyTeófilo Yldefonso Philippines
SwimmingMen’s 4 × 200 m freestyle relayAustin Clapp, George Kojac, Walter Laufer, Johnny Weissmuller United StatesNobuo Arai, Tokuhei Sada, Katsuo Takaishi, Hiroshi Yoneyama JapanGarnet Ault, Munroe Bourne, Walter Spence, James Thompson Canada
SwimmingMen’s 400 m freestyleAlberto Zorrilla ArgentinaBoy Charlton AustraliaArne Borg Sweden
SwimmingWomen’s 100 m backstrokeMarie Braun NetherlandsEllen King Great BritainJoyce Cooper Great Britain
SwimmingWomen’s 100 m freestyleAlbina Osipowich United StatesEleanor Saville United StatesJoyce Cooper Great Britain
SwimmingWomen’s 200 m breaststrokeHilde Schrader GermanyMarie Baron NetherlandsCharlotte Mühe Germany
SwimmingWomen’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relayEleanor Saville, Adelaide Lambert, Martha Norelius, Albina Osipowich United StatesJoyce Cooper, Ellen King, Cissie Stewart, Iris Tanner Great BritainMary Bedford, Freddie van der Goes, Rhoda Rennie, Kathleen Russell South Africa
SwimmingWomen’s 400 m freestyleMartha Norelius United StatesMarie Braun NetherlandsJosephine McKim United States
Water poloMen'sHeinrich Atmer, Max Amann, Karl Bähre, Emil Benecke, Johann Blank, Otto Cordes, Fritz Gunst, Otto Kühne, Karl-Heinz Protze, Erich Rademacher, Joachim Rademacher GermanyIstván Barta, György Bródy, Oszkar Csorba, László Czele, Olivér Halassy, Márton Homonnai, Sándor Ivády, Alajos Keserű, Ferenc Keserű, József Vértesy, János Wenk HungaryÉmile Bulteel, Henri Cuvelier, Paul Dujardin, Jules Keignaert, Henri Padou, Ernest Rogez, Albert Thévenon, Achille Tribouillet, Albert Vandeplancke France
WeightliftingMen’s +82.5 kgJosef Strassberger GermanyArnold Luhaäär EstoniaJaroslav Skobla Czechoslovakia
WeightliftingMen’s 60 kgFranz Andrysek AustriaPierino Gabetti ItalyHans Wölpert Germany
WeightliftingMen’s 67.5 kgHans Haas Austria / Kurt Helbig Germany—Fernand Arnout France
WeightliftingMen’s 75 kgRoger François FranceCarlo Galimberti ItalyGuus Scheffer Netherlands
WeightliftingMen’s 82.5 kgEl Sayed Nosseir EgyptLouis Hostin FranceJan Verheijen Netherlands
WrestlingMen’s Freestyle · BantamweightKaarlo Mäkinen FinlandEdmond Spapen BelgiumJames Trifunov Canada
WrestlingMen’s Freestyle · FeatherweightAllie Morrison United StatesKustaa Pihlajamäki FinlandHans Minder Switzerland
WrestlingMen’s Freestyle · HeavyweightJohan Richthoff SwedenAukusti Sihvola FinlandEdmond Dame France
WrestlingMen’s Freestyle · Light HeavyweightThure Sjöstedt SwedenArnold Bögli SwitzerlandHenri Lefèbre France
WrestlingMen’s Freestyle · LightweightOsvald Käpp EstoniaCharles Pacôme FranceEino Augusti Leino Finland
WrestlingMen’s Freestyle · MiddleweightErnst Kyburz SwitzerlandDonald Stockton CanadaSamuel Rabin Great Britain
WrestlingMen’s Freestyle · WelterweightArvo Haavisto FinlandLloyd Appleton United StatesMaurice Letchford Canada
WrestlingMen’s Greco-Roman · BantamweightKurt Leucht GermanyJindrich Maudr CzechoslovakiaGiovanni Gozzi Italy
WrestlingMen’s Greco-Roman · FeatherweightVoldemar Väli EstoniaEric Malmberg SwedenGerolamo Quaglia Italy
WrestlingMen’s Greco-Roman · HeavyweightRudolf Svensson SwedenHjalmar Nyström FinlandGeorg Gehring Germany
WrestlingMen’s Greco-Roman · Light HeavyweightIbrahim Moustafa EgyptAdolf Rieger GermanyOnni Pellinen Finland
WrestlingMen’s Greco-Roman · LightweightLajos Keresztes HungaryEduard Sperling GermanyEdvard Westerlund Finland
WrestlingMen’s Greco-Roman · MiddleweightVäinö Kokkinen FinlandLászló Papp HungaryAlbert Kusnets Estonia