Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested. The competition was held on a 400-meter track and would become the standard for athletics tracks in the future. For the first time, women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program. There was a total of 706 participants from 40 countries competing. During the 1928 Summer Olympic Games 9 new world records were set in the athletics events. New Olympic records were set in 16 of the 27 events. 706 athletes from 40 nations competed. Lithuania and Romania competed
Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg of the three lifts with 355 kilograms. Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 82.5 kg The men's light heavyweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the second-heaviest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 82.5 kilograms (181.5 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, July 29, 1928. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. "(*)" Originally a five lift competition. All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. El Sayed Nosseir set a new world record in snatch