United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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United States at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeUSA
NOCUnited States Olympic Committee
in Amsterdam
Competitors280 in 15 sports
Flag bearer Bud Houser
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
22
Silver
18
Bronze
16
Total
56
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The United States competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 280 competitors, 236 men and 44 women, took part in 96 events in 15 sports.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Ed Hamm
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Ray Barbuti Athletics Men's 400 m August 3
 Gold Charles Borah, Henry Russell,
James Quinn, Frank Wykoff
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
 Gold Fred Alderman, George Baird,
Ray Barbuti, Emerson Spencer
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay August 5
 Gold Ed Hamm Athletics Men's long jump July 31
 Gold Bob King Athletics Men's high jump July 29
 Gold Sabin Carr Athletics Men's pole vault August 1
 Gold John Kuck Athletics Men's shot put July 29
 Gold Bud Houser Athletics Men's discus throw August 1
 Gold Betty Robinson Athletics Women's 100 m July 31
 Gold Pete Desjardins Diving Men's 3 m springboard August 8
Men's 10 m platform August 11
 Gold Helen Meany Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 9
 Gold Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston Diving Women's 10 m platform August 11
 Gold Paul Costello, Charles McIlvaine Rowing Men's double sculls August 10
 Gold Donald Blessing, John Brinck, Hubert A. Caldwell,
William Dally, Peter Donlon, Francis Frederick,
Marvin Stalder, William Thompson, James Workman
Rowing Men's eight August 10
 Gold Johnny Weissmuller Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle August 11
 Gold George Kojac Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke August 9
 Gold Austin Clapp, George Kojac,
Walter Laufer, Johnny Weissmuller
Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 11
 Gold Albina Osipowich Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle August 11
 Gold Martha Norelius Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle August 6
 Gold Eleanor Garatti, Adelaide Lambert,
Martha Norelius, Albina Osipowich
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 9
 Gold Allie Morrison Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight August 1
 Silver Steve Anderson Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles August 1
 Silver Frank Cuhel Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 30
 Silver Levi Casey Athletics Men's triple jump August 2
 Silver Benjamin Hedges Athletics Men's high jump July 29
 Silver William Droegemueller Athletics Men's pole vault August 1
 Silver Herman Brix Athletics Men's shot put July 29
 Silver Jessie Cross, Loretta McNeil,
Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn
Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
 Silver Lillian Copeland Athletics Women's discus throw July 31
 Silver John Daley Boxing Men's bantamweight July 11
 Silver Stephen Halaiko Boxing Men's lightweight July 11
 Silver Michael Galitzen Diving Men's 3 m springboard August 8
 Silver Dorothy Poynton Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 9
 Silver Georgia Coleman Diving Women's 10 m platform August 11
 Silver Kenneth Myers Rowing Men's single sculls August 10
 Silver Ernest Bayer, George Healis,
Charles Karle, William Miller
Rowing Men's coxless four August 10
 Silver Walter Laufer Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke August 9
 Silver Eleanor Garatti Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle August 11
 Silver Lloyd Appleton Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight August 1
 Bronze John Collier Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles August 1
 Bronze Morgan Taylor Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 30
 Bronze Al Bates Athletics Men's long jump July 31
 Bronze Charles McGinnis Athletics Men's pole vault August 1
 Bronze James Corson Athletics Men's discus throw August 1
 Bronze Edmund Black Athletics Men's hammer throw July 30
 Bronze Ken Doherty Athletics Men's decathlon August 5
 Bronze Mildred Wiley Athletics Women's high jump August 5
 Bronze Harold Devine Boxing Men's featherweight July 11
 Bronze Michael Galitzen Diving Men's 10 m platform August 11
 Bronze Georgia Coleman Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 9
 Bronze George Calnan Fencing Men's épée August 7
 Bronze Paul McDowell, John Schmitt Rowing Men's coxless pair August 10
 Bronze Buster Crabbe Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle August 6
 Bronze Paul Wyatt Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke August 9
 Bronze Josephine McKim Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle August 6

Athletics[edit]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Elta Cartwright 100 m Unknown 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance
Betty Robinson Unknown 2 Q 12.4 OR 1 Q 12.2 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Anne Vrana-O'Brien 13.1 3 Did not advance
Mary Washburn 12.8 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance
Dee Boeckmann 800 m Unknown 6 Did not advance
Florence MacDonald Unknown 2 Q 2:22.6 6
Rayma Wilson Unknown 10 Did not advance
Jessie Cross
Loretta McNeil
Betty Robinson
Mary Washburn
4 x 100 m 49.8 1 Q 48.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mildred Wiley High jump 1.40 - 1.56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jean Shiley 1.40 - 1.51 4
Catherine Maguire 1.40 - 1.48 8
Marion Holley 1.40 - 1.48 9
Lillian Copeland Discus throw 36.66 2 Q 37.08 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Maybelle Reichardt 33.52 7 Did not advance
Rena MacDonald 30.25 15 Did not advance
Margaret Jenkins 27.07 19 Did not advance

Boxing[edit]

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)[edit]

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)[edit]

Cycling[edit]

Four cyclists, all men, represented the United States in 1928.

Individual road race
Team road race

Diving[edit]

Equestrian[edit]

Fencing[edit]

16 fencers, 14 men and 2 women, represented the United States in 1928.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Football[edit]

Results

United States 2-11 Argentina

Roster

Coach: George Burford

Gymnastics[edit]

Modern pentathlon[edit]

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1928.

Rowing[edit]

Sailing[edit]

Swimming[edit]

Water Polo[edit]

Wrestling[edit]

Art competitions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "United States at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-05-01.