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Sporting event delegation
United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics Flag of the United States
IOC code USA NOC United States Olympic Committee Competitors 280 in 15 sports Flag bearer Bud Houser Medals Ranked 1st
Gold
22
Silver
18
Bronze
16
Total
56
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Boxing [ ]
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
First Round — Lost to Robert Sartos (BEL), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
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
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
[ ]
Results
United States 2-11 Argentina
Roster
Coach: George Burford
Gymnastics [ ]
Modern pentathlon [ ]
Three male pentathletes represented the United States in 1928.
Aubrey Newman
Richard Mayo
Peter Hains
Rowing [ ]
Sailing [ ]
Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Swimming [ ]
Water Polo [ ]
Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Wrestling [ ]
Art competitions [ ]
Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics
References [ ]
Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , Netherlands
The United States hosted the 1904 , 1932 , 1984 , 1996 , and 2028 Summer Olympics , as well as the 1932 , 1960 , 1980 , and 2002 Winter Olympics . The United States did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott .
Summer Olympics medal table leaders by year