| 1928 Summer Olympics medals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
| Highlights | ||||
| Most gold medals |  United States (22) | |||
| Most total medals | United States (56) | |||
| Medalling NOCs | 33 | |||
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This1928 Summer Olympics medal table comprises two tables of countries ranked by the number ofmedals won during the1928 Summer Olympics.
The 1928 Summer Olympics were held in and aroundAmsterdam in theNetherlands from 17 May 1928 to 22 August 1928. A total of 2,883 athletes from 46 countries participated in the sports competition, in 14 sports and 109 events. Additionally, fiveart competitions were held with 13 events combined. 327 sports medals and 29 arts medals were awarded during the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1][2] A total of 5,901souvenir medals were given; 5,139 medals to contestants and officials, and 762 medals to persons that contributed to the Olympics by rendering their services.[3] The souvenir medals are not displayed in the medal tables.
The medal table is based on information provided by theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses theOlympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.[4][5] If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by theirIOC country code.[6]
For the 109 sports events a total of 327 medals were awarded: 110 gold medals, 108 silver medals, and 109 bronze medals. These numbers are unequal, because two gold medals and no silver medals were awarded in the lightweight category ofweightlifting, after a first-place tie in the event.[2] The athletes of 33 countries won one or more medals. The most medals (56) and the most gold medals (22) were won by athletes from theUnited States.[1]
The countries are ranked by the number of gold medals won by the athletes of that country. If countries are tied, first the number of silver medals is taken into consideration and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 22 | 18 | 16 | 56 |
| 2 |  Germany | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 |  Finland | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 |  Italy | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 |  Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 |  France | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Netherlands* | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 |  Hungary | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 |  Canada | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 11 |  Great Britain | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 12 |  Argentina | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 |  Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 15 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 |  Estonia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 |  Austria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 |  Australia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Norway | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 21 |  Poland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 23 |  South Africa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Haiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 |  Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (33 entries) | 110 | 108 | 109 | 327 | |
Source: www.olympic.org[7]
The ranking of the1928 arts competitions is based on the official reportThe Ninth Olympiad (1928) of the DutchNational Olympic Committee.[2]Art competitions were held during the Olympic Games from 1912 until 1948.[8]
For the 13 arts events a total of 29 medals were awarded: 9 golden medals, 10 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals. These numbers are inequal, because not for all events three medals were awarded. There was only a silver medal awarded for dramatic works inliterature and only a bronze medal for composition for orchestra inmusic. And also in music, no medals were awarded for compositions for song and composition for one instrument. The most medals (8) were won by contestants fromGermany, the most gold medals (2) were won by contestants from the Netherlands.[2]
The countries are ranked by the number of gold medals won by the athletes of that country. If countries are tied, first the number of silver medals is taken into consideration and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | |
Source:The Ninth Olympiad (1928)[2]
