Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping The individual jumping at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place at Amsterdam. Scores from the individual competition were summed to give results in the team competition. "The obstacles with number 16 as a maximum, the minimum height being 1 m. 25, and the maximum height 1 m. 40 (4’ to 4’ 9”). The canter must be free and at a speed of 400 m. (43 yds.) a minute. The timekeeper shall not take into account greater speed, but on the other hand a lower speed shall be penalised by 0.25 of
World number 1 ranked male tennis players seven consecutive years as the world No. 1. But, given the spotty and often contradictory record-keeping of the professional results since 1926, it is frequently difficult to make a clear, objective judgment as to who was the best player in any number of years. There were numerous "teaching" professionals, that is, players who gave lessons for money at private clubs and public parks. Because they accepted money in return for their services, they were not allowed to participate in amateur tournaments. They did, however, create a number of relatively small professional tournaments for players like themselves, primarily in Europe. Some