Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics Also the city of Amsterdam reclaimed land from the sea and moved towards the lake. When the sailors from the 1928 Summer Olympics could return to their venue they would hardly recognize it. Source: Source: Source: Sourcce: This Olympic sailing regatta can be considered as the first Olympic regatta with a high quality of racing since there were: During the sailing regattas at the 1928 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres The men's 5000 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and on Friday, August 3, 1928. Thirty-eight long-distance runners from 19 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. All semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 31, 1928, and started at 5:10 p.m. The best four finishers of every heat qualified for the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Semifinal 3 The final