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
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| 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
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Boxing
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Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
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Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
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Cycling
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Four cyclists, all men, represented the United States in 1928.
- Individual road race
- Team road race
Diving
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Equestrian
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Fencing
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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
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Results
- United States 2-11 Argentina
Roster
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Coach: George Burford
Gymnastics
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Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented the United States in 1928.
Rowing
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Sailing
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Swimming
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Water Polo
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Wrestling
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Art competitions
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References
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