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 – Women's 100 metre backstroke Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke The women's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held on Thursday and Saturday, 9 and 11 August 1928. Twelve swimmers from seven nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the first heat Ellen King equalized the world record with 1:22.0 minutes. In the second heat Marie Braun bettered