Germany at the 1928 Summer Olympics Germany at the 1928 Summer Olympics Germany competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Germany returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to both the 1920 and 1924 Games. Despite a total absence of 16 years since 1912, German athletes were ranked 2nd. 295 competitors, 260 men and 35 women, took part in 95 events in 16 sports. Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg) <br> Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg) Ten cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1928. 13 fencers, 10 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1928. Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1928. Helmuth
Olympic Games of sports to encompass other winter activities. At the 1921 Olympic Congress in Lausanne, it was decided to hold a winter version of the Olympic Games. A winter sports week (it was actually 11 days) was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France, in connection with the Paris Games held three months later; this event became the first Winter Olympic Games. Although it was intended that the same country host both the Winter and Summer Games in a given year, this idea was quickly abandoned. The IOC mandated that the Winter Games be celebrated every four years on the same year