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]

Medalists

Ed Hamm

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

Field events

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

Team road race

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

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

Men's foil

Men's team foil

George Calnan, René Peroy, Joe Levis, Harold Rayner, Henry Breckinridge, Dernell Every

Men's épée

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

Football

Results

United States 2–11 Argentina

Roster

Coach: George Burford

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1928.

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Water Polo

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

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