USA Gold - 1928

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IX Olympiad

Amsterdam - 1928

U.S.A. Track & Field Olympic Winners

Nine New World Records

U.S.A. -- Conquered FOUR

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M = Men's Division L = Ladies Division

1 = 1st place; 2 = 2nd place; 3 = 3rd place

M

L

Event

Record

Time

Placed

Name of Athletes

M

400 Meter Flat

47.8s

1

Raymond Barbuti

M

4x100 Meter Relay

WORLD

41.0s

1

L

4x100 Meter Relay

48.8s

2

Mary Washburn

Jessica Cross

Loretta McNeil

Elizabeth Robinson

4x400 Meter Relay

WORLD

3:14.2

1

Emerson Spencer

Raymond Barbuti

M

Shot Put

WORLD

15.87

15.75

1

2

L

100 Meters

WORLD

12.2

1

Elizabeth Robinson

M

110 Meter Hurdles

14.8

14.9

2

3

Stephen Anderson

John Collier

M

400 Meter Hurdles

53.6

53.6

2

3

Frank Cuhel

F. Morgan Taylor

M

High Jump

1.94

1.91

1

2

Robert King

Benjamin Hedges

L

High Jump

OLYMPIC

1.56

3

Mildred Wiley

M

Pole Vault

4.20

4.10

3.95

1

2

3

Sabin Clark

William Droegmuller

Charles McGinnis

M

Discus Throw

OLYMPIC

47.32

47.10

1

3

L. Clarence Houser

James Corson

L

Discus Throw

37.03

2

Lillian Copeland

M

Long Jump

OLYMPIC

7.73

7.40

1

3

Edward Hamm

Alfred Bates

M

Running, Hop,

Step and Jump

15.17

2

M

Hammer Throw

49.03

3

Edmund Black

M

BOXING - Bantamweight

(118 lbs)

2

John Daley

M

BOXING - Featherweight

(126 lbs)

3

Harold Devine

M

BOXING - Lightweight

(135.5 lbs)

2

S. Michael Halaiko

M

Wrestling - Featherweight

Allie Morrison

S W I M M I N G: GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

M

800 Meter Relay

9 m.

36 1/5s

1

USA

M

100 Meter Backstroke

1 m.

81/5s

1

George Kojac

M

Springboard

Diving

185.04

1

P. Desjardins

M

100 Meters

58 3/5s

1

John Weissmuller

M

Plunge for Distance

62 ft

6"

1

W. E. Dickey

L

100 Meters

1 m

11 s

1

Albina Osipowich

L

400 Meters

5 m

42 4/5s

1

Martha Norelius

L

400 Meter Relay

4 m

47 3/5s

1

U.S.A.

L

Fancy Springboard Diving

78.62s

1

Helen Meany

L

Plain & Fancy High Diving

31.60s

1

Elizabeth B. Pinkston

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