1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held at Amsterdam in the Netherlands.Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1928 Amsterdam Summer Games" ; retrieved 2012-7-24.  

The games were thought to be a success. Half of the expense of the games was covered by the Dutch government.Zarnowski, C. Frank.  "A Look at Olympic Costs,"  Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 21 [6 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.

 Participating nations 
A total of 46 nations were represented at the Amsterdam Games. Malta, Panama, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) competed at the Olympic Games for the first time. Germany returned after having been banned in 1920 and 1924.

 Participating National Olympic Committees 




























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Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References 

Other websites

 Amsterdam 1928 at Olympic.org

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