At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women.[1] The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928, to Saturday August 11, 1928.
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Venue | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium |
Dates | 4–11 August 1928 |
No. of events | 11 |
Competitors | 182 from 28 nations |
There were 182 participants from 28 countries competing.
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Vereinigte Staaten (USA) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | Niederlande (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Deutschland (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | Schweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Argentinien (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
8 | Australien (AUS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Ungarn (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Kanada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Philippinen (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Südafrika (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Medal summary
editMen's events
editGames | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Johnny Weissmuller Vereinigte Staaten |
István Bárány Ungarn |
Katsuo Takaishi Japan |
400 m freestyle |
Alberto Zorrilla Argentinien |
Boy Charlton Australien |
Arne Borg Schweden |
1500 m freestyle |
Arne Borg Schweden |
Boy Charlton Australien |
Buster Crabbe Vereinigte Staaten |
100 m backstroke |
George Kojac Vereinigte Staaten |
Walter Laufer Vereinigte Staaten |
Paul Wyatt Vereinigte Staaten |
200 m breaststroke |
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta Japan |
Erich Rademacher Deutschland |
Teófilo Yldefonso Philippinen |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
Vereinigte Staaten (USA) Austin Clapp George Kojac Walter Laufer Johnny Weissmuller |
Japan (JPN) Nobuo Arai Tokuhei Sada Katsuo Takaishi Hiroshi Yoneyama |
Kanada (CAN) Garnet Ault Munroe Bourne Walter Spence James Thompson |
Women's events
editGames | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle |
Albina Osipowich Vereinigte Staaten |
Eleanor Garatti Vereinigte Staaten |
Joyce Cooper Great Britain |
400 m freestyle |
Martha Norelius Vereinigte Staaten |
Marie Braun Niederlande |
Josephine McKim Vereinigte Staaten |
100 m backstroke |
Marie Braun Niederlande |
Ellen King Great Britain |
Joyce Cooper Great Britain |
200 m breaststroke |
Hilde Schrader Deutschland |
Marie Baron Niederlande |
Charlotte Mühe Deutschland |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay |
Vereinigte Staaten (USA) Eleanor Garatti Adelaide Lambert Martha Norelius Albina Osipowich |
Great Britain (GBR) Joyce Cooper Ellen King Cissie Stewart Iris Tanner |
Südafrika (RSA) Mary Bedford Freddie van der Goes Rhoda Rennie Kathleen Russell |
Participating nations
edit182 swimmers from 28 nations competed. Chile, Ireland, Panama, the Philippines, and Poland competed in swimming for the first time.
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References
edit- ^ "Olympedia – Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- "Olympic Medal Wrs". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-01-26.