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Who had the honour of opening the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam?

HRH Prince Hendrik. The Netherlands had unsuccessfully applied for the 1916, 1920 and 1924 Games and were finally rewarded for their persistance! Queen Wilhelmina was on a state visit to Norway at the start of the Games, which were opened by her consort, Prince Hendrik.

The United States won the most gold medals with 22. Which country was second?

Germany. Germany won 10 gold medals, Finland 8, Sweden 7 and The Netherlands 6.

Track and field events for women were first held in the 1928 Games. How many events did they compete in?

5. Only five track and field events for women were held. They were the 100 metres, the 800 metres, the 4x100 metre relay, the high jump and the discus.

Johnny Weissmuller of USA, who later became a movie star, won which event in the 1928 Games?

100 metres freestyle swimming. Weissmuller played Tarzan in twelve movies from 1932 to 1948.

The winner of the triple jump in 1928 was the first gold medallist from his country at any Olympics. Who was he?

Mikio Oda of Japan. Japanese athletes dominated this event for three consecutive Games, winning all three golds, plus a silver and a bronze in 1928, 1932 and 1936. O'Callaghan won the hammer throw, Ireland's first ever Olympic champion. Morgan won the Welterweight boxing gold medal, and had four fights in five days. He was New Zealand's first Olympic champion. Vacha won the men's parallel bars in gymnastics and was the second ever Czech gold medallist after Bedrich Supcik in the 1924 Games rope climbing event.

The great Paavo Nurmi of Finland won one gold and two silver medals in the 1928 Games. Which event did he win?

10,000 metres. Nurmi won the 10,000 metres in an Olympic record time. He came second in the 3,000 metre steeplechase and the 5,000 metres. Both events were won by fellow Finns. He did not compete in the Marathon.

Percy Williams of Canada won two gold medals. Which events did he win?

100 and 200 metres. Williams was the only Canadian to win the 100-200 double at Olympic Games in the 20th century. Donovan Bailey won the 100 metres in 1996, and of course a certain Ben Johnson received a gold medal in 1988 for this event, but had to give it back after failing a drug test.

Crown Prince Olaf, from which Scandinavian country, won a gold medal in yachting?

Norway. Crown Prince Olaf, who became King Olaf V of Norway in 1957, crewed on the 6m yacht 'Norna'.

Which country won the 1928 Olympic soccer tournament?

Uruguay. Uruguay beat Argentina in the final 2-1 in a replay, after the first match ended 1-1. Italy won the bronze medal. Uruguay's gold medal was instrumental in being selected as the host city for the first FIFA World Cup in 1930.

Which country won the 1928 Olympic hockey tournament?

India. India beat the Netherlands 3-0 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal.