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United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
USA

Flag bearer
  
Bud Houser

Competitors
  
280 in 15 sports

22
  
18


NOC
  
United States Olympic Committee

Medals Ranked 1st
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 22 18 16 56

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.

Contents

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 male pentathletes represented the United States in 1928.

  • Aubrey Newman
  • Richard Mayo
  • Peter Hains
  • References

    United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics Wikipedia