Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
| Rowing at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a stamp of the Netherlands | |
| Dates | 2–10 August 1928 |
| Competitors | 245 from 19 nations |
| at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Single sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 2 to 10 August.[1]
Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 244 rowers from 19 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:
- Austria (2)
- Argentina (9)
- Australia (1)
- Belgium (21)
- Canada (11)
- Czechoslovakia (1)
- Denmark (10)
- France (26)
- Germany (23)
- Great Britain (22)
- Hungary (6)
- Italy (26)
- Japan (6)
- Monaco (5)
- Netherlands (21)
- Poland (14)
- South Africa (1)
- Switzerland (13)
- United States (26)
Only one rower (Joseph Wright Jr.) and one coxswain (Georges Anthony) competed in more than one event.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Rowing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.