1928

Amsterdam 1928

Women could compete in track and field at the Summer Olympics for the first time in Amsterdam. Forty-six nations (including newcomers Haiti and the Philippines) participated in the 1928 event, which is recorded with often surprising intimacy by Wilhelm Prager and his crew (as when the great Paavo Nurmi, having just lost the 5,000 meters by stride, refuses to pose for the usual close-up). Photo-finish cameras were employed for the first time in this Olympiad, and multiple cameras were used to cover the Marathon through varied terrain, as well as the open-air gymnastics competition. Italian technicians contributed significantly to the making of this film.

**Wilhelm Prager; Jules Perel (supervision) | 1928 | 192' | 2016 IOC Restored Version. Composer: Maud Nelissen**

Amsterdam 1928 | Olympic Games

Originals

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Amsterdam 1928 Official Film | The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928

Watch this short feature on Wilhelm Prager's Official Film of the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games "The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928" and preview the best moments from the film.

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LOOK INSIDE... Amsterdam 1928 Olympics Official Film

Relive the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games through this video.

Highlights

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A Review of Amsterdam 1928 | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

This magnificent structure provided the organisers with a few problems, not least how to deal with the increased traffic around the venue\. Like other cities around Europe in the late 1920s, the streets of Amsterdam were filling up fast with cars, and during the Games this issue was more pressing

How Amsterdam 1928 changed the face of car parking forever

Relive Lina Radke's 800m gold medal-winning performance at Amsterdam 1928.

Karoline Lina RADKE

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Lina Radke Wins 800m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Amsterdam 1928 - Overview Mosaic

Relive the gold medal-winning artistic gymnastics performance from the Dutch team at Amsterdam 1928.

Artistic Gymnastics

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Dutch Win Stirring Gymnastics Gold | Amsterdam 1928

Watch as Ritola signs off with his fifth Olympic gold in the men's 5,000m at Amsterdam 1928.

Athletics

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Ville Ritola Wins 5,000m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Relive Toivo Loukola's 3,000m steeplechase win at Amsterdam 1928.

Toivo Aarne LOUKOLA

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Toivo Loukola at Amsterdam 1928 | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Canadian Percy Williams' gold medal-winning 100m performance at Amsterdam 1928.

Percy WILLIAMS

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Percy Williams Wins 100m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Relive Bruno Neumann's eventing individual competition at Amsterdam 1928.

Bruno NEUMANN

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Bruno Neumann's Wins Equestrian Bronze | Amsterdam 1928

At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, David Burghley of Great Britain captured the 400m hurdles Olympic title by two tenths of a second. Burghley finishes first in 53.4 seconds, setting a new Olympic record.

David George BURGHLEY

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David Burghley Wins 400m Hurdles Gold | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Mikio Oda's gold medal-winning triple jump, which marked the first Olympic gold medal for Japan.

Mikio ODA

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Oda Wins Landmark Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Pat O'Callaghan's gold medal-winning hammer performance from Amsterdam 1928.

Patrick O'CALLAGHAN

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Pat O’Callaghan's Emotional Irish Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Amsterdam 1928 Overview Replays

Equestrian

Canada

Chile

Finland

Germany

Great Britain

Ireland

Japan

Netherlands

Poland

South Africa

Sweden

United States

Relive Toivo Loukola's Olympic and World Record-setting 3,000m steeplechase performance at Amsterdam 1928.

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Toivo Loukola Wins Gold in Steeplechase - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Relive Halina Konopacka's discus performance from Amsterdam 1928.

Halina KONOPACKA

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Halina Konopacka Wins Discus Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Erik Lundqvist's gold medal-winning javelin performance from Amsterdam 1928.

Erik H. LUNDQVIST

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Erik Lundqvist Wins Javelin Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

After winning silver at Paris 1924, Sydney Atkinson returns to win gold in the men's 110m hurdles at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games.

Sidney ATKINSON

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Atkinson Gains Redemption in Hurdles Final | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Robert "Bob" King's gold medal-winning high jump at Amsterdam 1928.

Robert Wade KING

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Bob King Crowned High Jump Champion  - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Raymond "Ray" Barbuti's win in the men's 400m at Amsterdam 1928.

Raymond James BARBUTI

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Ray Barbuti Wins 400m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Erik Lundqvist's gold medal-winning javelin performance at Amsterdam 1928.

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Erik Lundqvist at Amsterdam 1928 | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Douglas Lowe's 800m win at Amsterdam 1928.

Douglas Gordon LOWE

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Douglas Lowe Wins 800m - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Edward "Ed" Hamm's long jump win at Amsterdam 1928.

Edward Barton HAMM

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Ed Hamm Wins Long Jump Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Relive moments from Halina Konopacka's discus competitions at Amsterdam 1928.

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Halina Konopacka at Amsterdam 1928 | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Relive Elizabeth Robinson's gold medal-winning performance in the 100m at Amsterdam 1928.

Elizabeth ROBINSON

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Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928

Amsterdam 1928Highlights & Replays

Dutch Win Stirring Gymnastics Gold | Amsterdam 1928

Ville Ritola Wins 5,000m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Toivo Loukola at Amsterdam 1928 | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Percy Williams Wins 100m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Bruno Neumann's Wins Equestrian Bronze | Amsterdam 1928

David Burghley Wins 400m Hurdles Gold | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

All Replays

Toivo Loukola Wins Gold in Steeplechase - Athletics | Amster...

Halina Konopacka Wins Discus Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 19...

Erik Lundqvist Wins Javelin Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 192...

Pat O’Callaghan's Emotional Irish Gold - Athletics | Amsterd...

Atkinson Gains Redemption in Hurdles Final | Amsterdam 1928 ...

Oda Wins Landmark Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highligh...

Bob King Crowned High Jump Champion - Athletics | Amsterdam...

Dutch Win Stirring Gymnastics Gold | Amsterdam 1928

Ville Ritola Wins 5,000m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Bruno Neumann's Wins Equestrian Bronze | Amsterdam 1928

Toivo Loukola at Amsterdam 1928 | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Ray Barbuti Wins 400m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 High...

Lina Radke Wins 800m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highl...

Erik Lundqvist at Amsterdam 1928 | Amsterdam 1928 Highlights

Douglas Lowe Wins 800m - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928 Highligh...

Ed Hamm Wins Long Jump Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 1928

Halina Konopacka at Amsterdam 1928 | Amsterdam 1928 Highligh...

Elizabeth Robinson Wins 100m Gold - Athletics | Amsterdam 19...