Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, were held at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, 29 July and Monday, 30 July. Seventy-six runners from 27 nations competed. These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. Percy Williams equalized the standing Olympic record with 10.6 seconds in the fourth heat of the second round. In the first semifinal, Williams, Robert McAllister, and Wilfred Legg all equalized the record. Key to tables below: Sixteen heats were held,
Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke 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 Monday to Wednesday, 6 to 8 August 1928. Twenty-one swimmers from 13 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the third heat Erich Rademacher set a new Olympic record with 2:52.0 minutes. In the fourth heat Yoshiyuki Tsuruta