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
Shooting at the Summer Olympics Shooting at the Summer Olympics Shooting sports have been included at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, except at the 1904 and 1928 games. Shooting was one of the nine events at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, in 1896. In the Paris Games in 1900, live pigeons were used as moving targets. After the 1900 games, the pigeons were replaced with clay targets. In 1907, the International Shooting Sport Federation came into existence and brought some standardizations to the sport. Shooting events were held in 1908, 1912,