Summer OlympicsLogo of the 1928 Summer Olympics
Host city Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nations participating-46
Athletes participating- 2,883 (2,606 men, 277 women)
Events -109 in 15 sports
Opening ceremony -July 28
Closing ceremony- August 12
Officially opened by -Prince Hendrik
Athlete's Oath -Harry Dénis
Judge's Oath -None
Olympic Torch -None
Stadium -Olympisch Stadion
picture above:The Olympisch Stadion in 1928
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and De Coubertin's Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation. The only other candidate city was Los Angeles. Los Angeles would eventually host the Olympics four years later.
The United States Olympic Committee measured the costs and revenue of the 1928 Games in preparation for the 1932 Summer Olympics. The committee reported a total cost of US$1.183 million with receipts of US$1.165 million for a loss of US$18,000 (much smaller than the previous celebration's financial loss).[1]
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