Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics in athletics for the first time. Bulgaria, Egypt, Malta, Panama, Rhodesia, and Uruguay were the only six nations not to compete in athletics. 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
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 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 Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928. Twenty-six swimmers from 17 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the final Alberto Zorrilla bettered the Olympic record to 5:01.6 minutes. Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest two in