Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Athletics
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a stamp of the Netherlands
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates29 July–5 August
Competitors706 (611 men, 95 women) from 40 nations

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested. The competition was held on a 400-meter track and would become the standard for athletics tracks in the future. For the first time, women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program. There was a total of 706 participants from 40 countries competing.

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