1928 Summer Olympics

Poster for the 1928 Summer Olympics
Nations	46
Athletes	2,883 (2,606 men, 277 women)
Opened by	Prince Hendrik
Summer
← Paris 1924 Los Angeles 1932 →
Winter
← St Moritz 1928 Lake Placid 1932 →

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held at Amsterdam in the Netherlands.^[1]

The games were thought to be a success. Half of the expense of the games was covered by the Dutch government.^[2]

1. ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1928 Amsterdam Summer Games" Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
2. ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 21 [6 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.