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1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics
Size230px
NameGames of the IX Olympiad
Optional CaptionLogo of the 1928 Summer Olympics
Nations Participating46
Athletes Participating2,883 (2,606 men, 277 women)
Officially Opened ByPrince Hendrik
Athlete's OathHarry Dénis
Olympic TorchNone

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The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium and Pierre de Coubertin's Paris, respectively. The only other candidate city for the 1928 Games was Los Angeles, which would 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 less than that of the previous Games.


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