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
Summer Olympic Games
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The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inaugural Games took plac
1928 Summer Olympics
…United States won the most gold and medals overall. Dutch nobleman Frederik van Tuyll van Serooskerken first proposed Amsterdam as the host city for the Summer Olympic Games in 1912, even before the Netherlands Olympic Committee was established. The Olympic Games were canceled in 1916 due to World War I. In 1919, the…
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