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1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

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. 48 competitors, 46 men and 2 women, took part in 31 events in 10 sports.

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg) * Jean Kieffer :* First Round — Lost to

Alfredo Gaona Alfredo Gaona (25 November 1911 – 9 April 1986) was a Mexican boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics. References 1911 births 1986 deaths Mexican male boxers Olympic boxers for Mexico Boxer ...

(MEX), points

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Luxembourg in 1928. ; Individual road race * Jean-Pierre Muller * Norbert Sinner * Jean Alfonsetti * Marcel Pesch ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* Jean-Pierre Muller * Norbert Sinner * Jean Alfonsetti

Football

Gymnastics

Swimming

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

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