1928 Summer Olympics facts for kids

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

The 1928 Summer Olympics, also known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were a major international sports event. They took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

These games were a big success. The government of the Netherlands paid for half of the costs.

Who Competed in the 1928 Olympics?

A total of 46 countries sent athletes to the Amsterdam Games. Some nations, like Malta, Panama, and Rhodesia (which is now Zimbabwe), competed in the Olympics for the very first time.

It was also special because Germany was allowed to compete again. They had been banned from the games in 1920 and 1924.

Images for kids

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  The Olympisch Stadion in 1928

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  Participants

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  Number of athletes

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  Official poster

See Also

• List of IOC country codes

Countries at the 1928 Olympics

Olympic Games
Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028
Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games

Youth Olympic Games
Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018
Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020
Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014

More Information

In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Ámsterdam 1928 para niños