Everything about 1928 Summer Olympics totally explained
The
1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the
Games of the IX Olympiad, were celebrated in
1928 in
Amsterdam,
The Netherlands. Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924
Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and
De Coubertin's
Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation. The only other candidate city was
Los Angeles. Los Angeles would eventually host the Olympics four years later.
The
United States Olympic Committee measured the costs and revenue of the 1928 Games in preparation for the
1932 Summer Olympics. The committee reported a total cost of
US$1.183 million with receipts of US$1.165 million for a loss of US$18,000 (much smaller than the previous celebration's financial loss).
Highlights
- For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics. The torch relay, however, wouldn't occur 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 which continues today.
- Athletics events were held on a 400 metre track and would become the standard for athletics tracks.
- Johnny Weissmuller, who later appeared in several Tarzan movies, won two gold medals in swimming.
- Paavo Nurmi of Finland won his 9th and final 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.
- India took its first ever gold in field hockey, the beginning of a winning streak which continued until 1956 with six gold medals won during the period.
- The first appearance of the sponsor Coca-Cola at the Olympic Games.
- These games were the first to bear the name "Summer Olympic Games".
- Germany, which had last entered the Olympic games in 1912, had been scheduled to host the 1916 games in Berlin, and had been banned in 1920 and 1924, ranked second in the medal count.
Selection of the host city
Frederik van Tuyll van Serooskerken first proposed Amsterdam as host city for the
Summer Olympic Games in 1912, even before the
Netherlands Olympic Committee was established. In 1916, the Olympic Games were cancelled due to
World War I. In 1919, the Netherlands Olympic Committee abandoned the proposal of Amsterdam in favour of their support of the nomination of
Antwerp as host city for the
1920 Summer Olympics. In 1921, the city of
Paris was selected for the
1924 Summer Olympics on the condition that the 1928 Summer Olympics would be organized in Amsterdam. This decision, supported by the Netherlands Olympic Committee, was announced by the
International Olympic Committee on
June 2,
1921. The decision was disputed by the Americans, but their request to allocate the 1928 Summer Olympics to
Los Angeles was without success in 1922 and again in 1923. Los Angeles was eventually selected as host city for the
1932 Summer Olympics.
Sports
During the Summer Olympics, there were 15 sports and 109 events in the tournament. In parentheses is the number of events per sport.
Medal count
These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games.
| 1 |
|
22 |
18 |
16 |
56 |
| 2 |
|
10 |
7 |
14 |
31 |
| 3 |
|
8 |
8 |
9 |
25 |
| 4 |
|
7 |
6 |
12 |
25 |
| 5 |
|
7 |
5 |
7 |
19 |
| 6 |
|
7 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
| 7 |
|
6 |
10 |
5 |
21 |
| 8 |
(host nation) |
6 |
9 |
4 |
19 |
| 9 |
|
4 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
| 10 |
|
4 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
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