Germany at the 1928 Summer Olympics Kahl won a bronze medal. 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
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday to Wednesday, 6 to 8 August 1928. Twenty-one swimmers from 13 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the third heat Erich Rademacher set a new Olympic record with 2:52.0 minutes. In the fourth heat Yoshiyuki Tsuruta