# 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.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | John Kuck | Athletics | Men's shot put | July 29 |
| Gold | Bob King | Athletics | Men's high jump | July 29 |
| Gold | Ed Hamm | Athletics | Men's long jump | July 31 |
| Gold | Betty Robinson | Athletics | Women's 100 m | July 31 |
| Gold | Sabin Carr | Athletics | Men's pole vault | August 1 |
| Gold | Bud Houser | Athletics | Men's discus throw | August 1 |
| Gold | Allie Morrison | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | August 1 |
| 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 | Martha Norelius | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | August 6 |
| Gold | Pete Desjardins | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | August 8 |
| Gold | Helen Meany | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | August 9 |
| Gold | George Kojac | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | August 9 |
| Gold | Eleanor Garatti Adelaide Lambert Martha Norelius Albina Osipowich | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | August 9 |
| 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 | Pete Desjardins | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | August 11 |
| Gold | Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | August 11 |
| Gold | Johnny Weissmuller | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle | August 11 |
| 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 |
| Silver | John Daley | Boxing | Men's bantamweight | July 11 |
| Silver | Stephen Halaiko | Boxing | Men's lightweight | July 11 |
| Silver | Benjamin Hedges | Athletics | Men's high jump | July 29 |
| Silver | Herman Brix | Athletics | Men's shot put | July 29 |
| Silver | Frank Cuhel | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | July 30 |
| Silver | Lillian Copeland | Athletics | Women's discus throw | July 31 |
| Silver | Steve Anderson | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | August 1 |
| Silver | William Droegemueller | Athletics | Men's pole vault | August 1 |
| Silver | Lloyd Appleton | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight | August 1 |
| Silver | Levi Casey | Athletics | Men's triple jump | August 2 |
| Silver | Jessie Cross Loretta McNeil Betty Robinson Mary Washburn | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | August 5 |
| Silver | Michael Galitzen | Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | August 8 |
| Silver | Dorothy Poynton | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | August 9 |
| Silver | Walter Laufer | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | August 9 |
| 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 | Georgia Coleman | Diving | Women's 10 m platform | August 11 |
| Silver | Eleanor Garatti | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle | August 11 |
| Bronze | Harold Devine | Boxing | Men's featherweight | July 11 |
| Bronze | Morgan Taylor | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles | July 30 |
| Bronze | Edmund Black | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | July 30 |
| Bronze | Al Bates | Athletics | Men's long jump | July 31 |
| Bronze | John Collier | Athletics | Men's 110 m hurdles | August 1 |
| Bronze | Charles McGinnis | Athletics | Men's pole vault | August 1 |
| Bronze | James Corson | Athletics | Men's discus throw | August 1 |
| Bronze | Ken Doherty | Athletics | Men's decathlon | August 5 |
| Bronze | Mildred Wiley | Athletics | Women's high jump | August 5 |
| Bronze | Buster Crabbe | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | August 6 |
| Bronze | Josephine McKim | Swimming | Women's 400 m freestyle | August 6 |
| Bronze | George Calnan | Fencing | Men's épée | August 7 |
| Bronze | Georgia Coleman | Diving | Women's 3 m springboard | August 9 |
| Bronze | Paul Wyatt | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | August 9 |
| Bronze | Paul McDowell John Schmitt | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | August 10 |
| Bronze | Michael Galitzen | Diving | Men's 10 m platform | August 11 |

## 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Elta Cartwright | 100 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Betty Robinson | 100 m | Unknown | 2 Q | 12.4 OR | 1 Q | 12.2 WR | |
| Anne Vrana-O'Brien | 100 m | 13.1 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mary Washburn | 100 m | 12.8 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dee Boeckmann | 800 m | Unknown | — | — | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Florence MacDonald | 800 m | Unknown | — | — | 2 Q | 2:22.6 | 6 |
| Rayma Wilson | 800 m | Unknown | — | — | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessie Cross Loretta McNeil Betty Robinson Mary Washburn | 4 × 100 m | 49.8 | — | — | 1 Q | 48.8 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Mildred Wiley | High jump | 1.40 | - | 1.56 | |
| Jean Shiley | High jump | 1.40 | - | 1.51 | 4 |
| Catherine Maguire | High jump | 1.40 | - | 1.48 | 8 |
| Marion Holley | High jump | 1.40 | - | 1.48 | 9 |
| Lillian Copeland | Discus throw | 36.66 | 2 Q | 37.08 | |
| Maybelle Reichardt | Discus throw | 33.52 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rena MacDonald | Discus throw | 30.25 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Margaret Jenkins | Discus throw | 27.07 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## 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

* Chester Nelsen, Sr.
* Henry O'Brien, Jr.
* Peter Smessaert
* Charles Westerholm

### Team road race

* Chester Nelsen, Sr.
* Henry O'Brien, Jr.
* Peter Smessaert

## Fencing

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

### Men's foil

* Joe Levis
* George Calnan
* Dernell Every

### Men's team foil

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

### Men's épée

* George Calnan
* Allen Milner
* Edward Barnett

### Men's team épée

* Arthur Lyon, George Calnan, Allen Milner, Harold Rayner, Henry Breckinridge, Edward Barnett

### Men's sabre

* John Huffman
* Norman Cohn-Armitage
* Nickolas Muray

### Men's team sabre

* Ervin Acel, Norman Cohn-Armitage, John Huffman, Arthur Lyon, Nickolas Muray, Harold Van Buskirk

### Women's foil

* Marion Lloyd
* Irma Hopper

## Football

Results
    United States 2–11 Argentina
Roster
   * Albert Cooper
   * John Duffy
   * Harry Smith
   * Francis Ryan
   * Jack Lyons
   * Robert Aitken
   * William Findlay
   * Jack Deal
   * Rudy Kuntner
   * Henry Carroll
   * Jimmy Gallagher
Coach: George Burford

## Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1928.
* Aubrey Newman
* Richard Mayo
* Peter Hains