1928 Summer Olympics
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The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amst
Poster for the 1928 Summer Olympics
The Olympisch Stadion in 1928
Official poster
1924 Summer Olympics
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The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held o
1928 Summer Olympics
…and 1924 Olympic Games. Still, it was obliged to give way to war-torn Antwerp in Belgium for the 1920 Games and Pierre de Coubertin's Paris for the 1924 Games. The only other candidate city for the 1928 Olympics was Los Angeles, which would eventually be selected to host the Olympics four years later. In…
Colombes Olympic Stadium
The "Olympic Number" of Life, 10 Jul 1924.
Poster by Orsi promoting the 1924 Paris Olympics games.
Alfréd Hajós at the 1896 Summer Olympics, where he became the first Olympic champion in swimming before winning the silver medal at these Games