Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Athletics
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a stamp of the Netherlands
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates29 July–5 August
Competitors706 (611 men, 95 women) from 40 nations
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At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested. The competition was held on a 400-meter track and would become the standard for athletics tracks in the future. For the first time, women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program. There was a total of 706 participants from 40 countries competing.