Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics Netherlands at the 1928 Summer Olympics The Netherlands was the host nation for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. 266 competitors, 222 men and 44 women, took part in 103 events in 17 sports. Eleven cyclists, all men, represented the Netherlands in 1928. 20 fencers, 17 men and 3 women, represented the Netherlands in 1928. "After a coin toss the Netherlands were declared winners and were handed the trophy which had been on offer (by the NVB), but gave it to Chile to take home as a 'memento' of the Netherlands, the Olympic Games and their Dutch football friends." Three
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metre freestyle The men's 1500 metre freestyle 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 Saturday to Monday, 4 to 6 August 1928. Nineteen swimmers from 13 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the final Arne Borg bettered the Olympic record to 19:51.8 minutes. Saturday 4 August 1928: The fastest two in