United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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]

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

Medalists

Ed Hamm
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldRay Barbuti Athletics Men's 400 m August 3
 GoldCharles Borah, Henry Russell,
James Quinn, Frank Wykoff
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
 GoldFred Alderman, George Baird,
Ray Barbuti, Emerson Spencer
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay August 5
 GoldEd Hamm Athletics Men's long jump July 31
 GoldBob King Athletics Men's high jump July 29
 GoldSabin Carr Athletics Men's pole vault August 1
 GoldJohn Kuck Athletics Men's shot put July 29
 GoldBud Houser Athletics Men's discus throw August 1
 GoldBetty Robinson Athletics Women's 100 m July 31
 GoldPete Desjardins Diving Men's 3 m springboard August 8
Men's 10 m platform August 11
 GoldHelen Meany Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 9
 GoldElizabeth Becker-Pinkston Diving Women's 10 m platform August 11
 GoldPaul Costello, Charles McIlvaine Rowing Men's double sculls August 10
 GoldDonald Blessing, John Brinck, Hubert A. Caldwell,
William Dally, Peter Donlon, Francis Frederick,
Marvin Stalder, William Thompson, James Workman
Rowing Men's eight August 10
 GoldJohnny Weissmuller Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle August 11
 GoldGeorge Kojac Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke August 9
 GoldAustin Clapp, George Kojac,
Walter Laufer, Johnny Weissmuller
Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 11
 GoldAlbina Osipowich Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle August 11
 GoldMartha Norelius Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle August 6
 GoldEleanor Garatti, Adelaide Lambert,
Martha Norelius, Albina Osipowich
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 9
 GoldAllie Morrison Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight August 1
 SilverSteve Anderson Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles August 1
 SilverFrank Cuhel Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 30
 SilverLevi Casey Athletics Men's triple jump August 2
 SilverBenjamin Hedges Athletics Men's high jump July 29
 SilverWilliam Droegemueller Athletics Men's pole vault August 1
 SilverHerman Brix Athletics Men's shot put July 29
 SilverJessie Cross, Loretta McNeil,
Betty Robinson, Mary Washburn
Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
 SilverLillian Copeland Athletics Women's discus throw July 31
 SilverJohn Daley Boxing Men's bantamweight July 11
 SilverStephen Halaiko Boxing Men's lightweight July 11
 SilverMichael Galitzen Diving Men's 3 m springboard August 8
 SilverDorothy Poynton Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 9
 SilverGeorgia Coleman Diving Women's 10 m platform August 11
 SilverKenneth Myers Rowing Men's single sculls August 10
 SilverErnest Bayer, George Healis,
Charles Karle, William Miller
Rowing Men's coxless four August 10
 SilverWalter Laufer Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke August 9
 SilverEleanor Garatti Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle August 11
 SilverLloyd Appleton Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight August 1
 BronzeJohn Collier Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles August 1
 BronzeMorgan Taylor Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 30
 BronzeAl Bates Athletics Men's long jump July 31
 BronzeCharles McGinnis Athletics Men's pole vault August 1
 BronzeJames Corson Athletics Men's discus throw August 1
 BronzeEdmund Black Athletics Men's hammer throw July 30
 BronzeKen Doherty Athletics Men's decathlon August 5
 BronzeMildred Wiley Athletics Women's high jump August 5
 BronzeHarold Devine Boxing Men's featherweight July 11
 BronzeMichael Galitzen Diving Men's 10 m platform August 11
 BronzeGeorgia Coleman Diving Women's 3 m springboard August 9
 BronzeGeorge Calnan Fencing Men's épée August 7
 BronzePaul McDowell, John Schmitt Rowing Men's coxless pair August 10
 BronzeBuster Crabbe Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle August 6
 BronzePaul Wyatt Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke August 9
 BronzeJosephine McKim Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle August 6

Athletics

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

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

  • Hyman Miller
  • First Round — Lost to Robert Sartos (BEL), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

  • Alexander Kaletchetz
  • First Round — Bye
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Sverre Sørsdal (NOR), KO-1

Cycling

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

Individual road race
  • Chester Nelsen, Sr.
  • Henry O'Brien, Jr.
  • Peter Smessaert
  • Charles Westerholm
Team road race
  • Chester Nelsen, Sr.
  • Henry O'Brien, Jr.
  • Peter Smessaert

Equestrian

Fencing

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

Men's foil
  • Joe Levis
  • George Calnan
  • Dernell Every
Men's team foil
Men's épée
  • George Calnan
  • Allen Milner
  • Edward Barnett
Men's team épée
  • Arthur Lyon, George Calnan, Allen Milner, Harold Rayner, Henry Breckinridge, Edward Barnett
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
  • Ervin Acel, Norman Cohn-Armitage, John Huffman, Arthur Lyon, Nickolas Muray, Harold Van Buskirk
Women's foil
  • Marion Lloyd
  • Irma Hopper

Football

Results

United States 2-11 Argentina

Roster

  • Albert Cooper
  • John Duffy
  • Harry Smith
  • Francis Ryan
  • Jack Lyons
  • Robert Aitken
  • William Findlay
  • Jack Deal
  • Rudy Kuntner
  • Henry Carroll
  • Jimmy Gallagher

Coach: George Burford

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1928.

Sailing

Swimming

Water Polo

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

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