1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held at Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[1]
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| Athletes | 2,883 (2,606 men, 277 women) | ||
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The games were thought to be a success. Half of the expense of the games was covered by the Dutch government.[2]
Participating nations
A total of 46 nations were represented at the Amsterdam Games. Malta, Panama, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) competed at the Olympic Games for the first time. Germany returned after having been banned in 1920 and 1924.[3]
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1928 Summer Olympics Media
The Olympic cauldron in front of the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium.
Prince Hendrik watching the football match Netherlands–Uruguay (0–2)
The Olympisch Stadion in 1928
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Olympische Sommerspiele 1928 — Anzahl der Athleten
Related pages
References
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1928 Amsterdam Summer Games" Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 21 [6 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Guttmann, Allen (1992). The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. pp. 38. ISBN 0-252-01701-3.
Other websites
Media related to 1928 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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