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Sporting event delegation
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)
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.
Rowing
Sailing
Swimming
Water Polo
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
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