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
Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 75 kg The men's middleweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 75 kilograms (165 pounds). The competition was held on Sunday, July 29, 1928. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in kilograms) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. "(*)" Originally a five lift competition. All four Olympic records were improved in this competition. Carlo Galimberti set a new world record in press with 105 kilograms. Guus Scheffer set a new world