| Rowing at the Games of the IX Olympiad | |
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 Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics on a stamp of the Netherlands | |
| Dates | 2–10 August 1928 |
| Competitors | 245 from 19 nations |
| Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 2 to 10 August. [1]
A total of 244 rowers from 19 nations competed at the Amsterdam Games:
Austria (2)
Argentina (9)
Australia (1)
Belgium (21)
Canada (11)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (10)
France (26)
Germany (23)
Great Britain (22)
Hungary (6)
Italy (26)
Japan (6)
Monaco (5)
Netherlands (21)
Poland (14)
South Africa (1)
Switzerland (13)
United States (26)Only one rower (Joseph Wright Jr.) and one coxswain (Georges Anthony) competed in more than one event.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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