1928 Summer Olympics 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (Dutch: "Olympische Zomerspelen 1928"), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but was obliged to give way to war-torn Antwerp in Belgium for the 1920 Games and Pierre de Coubertin's Paris for the 1924 Games. The only other candidate city for the 1928 Olympics was Los Angeles, which would eventually be selected to host the Olympics four years later.
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke 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. Nineteen swimmers from twelve nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the first heat George Kojac set a new Olympic record with 1:09.2 minutes. In the final he set a