United States Athletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games

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Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date Started: July 29, 1928
Date Finished: August 5, 1928

Events for United States: 27
Participants for United States: 98 (81 men and 17 women)
Youngest Participant for United States: Jean Shiley (16 years, 260 days)
Oldest Participant for United States: Clarence DeMar (40 years, 59 days)
Most Medals for United States (Athlete): Ray Barbuti and Betty Robinson (2 medals)

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Men's 100 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Frank Wykoff 18 Men's 100 metres 4 Robert McAllister 28 Men's 100 metres 6 Hank Russell 23 Men's 100 metres 4 h2r3/4 Claude Bracey 18 Men's 100 metres 5 h1r3/4 Men's 200 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Jackson Scholz 31 Men's 200 metres 4 Charlie Paddock 27 Men's 200 metres 4 h1r3/4 Henry Cumming 22 Men's 200 metres 4 h2r3/4 Charley Borah 22 Men's 200 metres 3 h6r2/4 Men's 400 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ray Barbuti 22 Men's 400 metres 1 Gold Hermon Phillips 24 Men's 400 metres 6 Emil Snider 20 Men's 400 metres 3 h3r2/4 Joe Tierney 25 Men's 400 metres 4 h5r2/4 Men's 800 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Lloyd Hahn 29 Men's 800 metres 5 Earl Fuller 24 Men's 800 metres 7 Ray Watson 29 Men's 800 metres 9 John Sittig 23 Men's 800 metres 5 h3r2/3 Men's 1,500 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ray Conger 24 Men's 1,500 metres 10 Nick Carter 25 Men's 1,500 metres 3 h6r1/2 Lloyd Hahn 29 Men's 1,500 metres AC h2r1/2 Sid Robinson 25 Men's 1,500 metres AC h4r1/2 Men's 5,000 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Leo Lermond 22 Men's 5,000 metres 4 Macauley Smith 23 Men's 5,000 metres 10 Dave Abbott 26 Men's 5,000 metres 11 h2r1/2 Charles Haworth 21 Men's 5,000 metres AC h1r1/2 Men's 10,000 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Joie Ray 34 Men's 10,000 metres 14 Macauley Smith 23 Men's 10,000 metres AC John Romig 29 Men's 10,000 metres AC Men's Marathon Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Joie Ray 34 Men's Marathon 5 Whitey Michelsen 34 Men's Marathon 9 Clarence DeMar 39 Men's Marathon 27 Jimmy Henigan 36 Men's Marathon 39 Harvey Frick 34 Men's Marathon 41 Bill Agee 22 Men's Marathon 44 Men's 110 metres Hurdles Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Steve Anderson 22 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 2 Silver John Collier 20 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 3 Bronze Leighton Dye 26 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 4 Carl Ring 26 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 4 h3r2/3 Men's 400 metres Hurdles Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Frank Cuhel 23 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 2 Silver Morgan Taylor 25 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 3 Bronze Johnny Gibson 22 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 4 h2r2/3 Robert Maxwell 25 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 6 h2r2/3 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Melvin Dalton 22 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 7 William Spencer 27 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 8 Walter Gegan 28 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 4 h1r1/2 Jesse Montgomery 23 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 7 h3r1/2 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Frank Wykoff 18 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold Jimmy Quinn 21 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold Charley Borah 22 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold Hank Russell 23 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 1 Gold Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal George Baird 21 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 1 Gold Bud Spencer 21 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 1 Gold Fred Alderman 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 1 Gold Ray Barbuti 22 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 1 Gold Men's High Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Bob King 21 Men's High Jump 1 Gold Ben Hedges 20 Men's High Jump 2 Silver Harold Osborn 29 Men's High Jump 5 Charles McGinnis 21 Men's High Jump 7T Men's Pole Vault Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Sabin Carr 23 Men's Pole Vault 1 Gold Bill Droegemuller 21 Men's Pole Vault 2 Silver Charles McGinnis 21 Men's Pole Vault 3 Bronze Lee Barnes 21 Men's Pole Vault 5 Men's Long Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ed Hamm 22 Men's Long Jump 1 Gold Al Bates 23 Men's Long Jump 3 Bronze Ed Gordon 19 Men's Long Jump 7 QR DeHart Hubbard 24 Men's Long Jump 11T QR Men's Triple Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Levi Casey 25 Men's Triple Jump 2 Silver Sid Bowman 20 Men's Triple Jump 9T QR Lloyd Bourgeois 25 Men's Triple Jump 11 QR Bob Kelley 30 Men's Triple Jump 20 QR Men's Shot Put Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Johnny Kuck 23 Men's Shot Put 1 Gold Herman Brix 21 Men's Shot Put 2 Silver Eric Krenz 22 Men's Shot Put 4 Harlow Rothert 20 Men's Shot Put 7 QR Men's Discus Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Bud Houser 26 Men's Discus Throw 1 Gold Jim Corson 22 Men's Discus Throw 3 Bronze John Anderson 20 Men's Discus Throw 5 Fred Weicker 21 Men's Discus Throw 9 QR Men's Hammer Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ed Black 23 Men's Hammer Throw 3 Bronze Don Gwinn 25 Men's Hammer Throw 5 Frank Connor 19 Men's Hammer Throw 6 Kenneth Caskey 23 Men's Hammer Throw 12 QR Men's Javelin Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Arthur Sager 23 Men's Javelin Throw 10 QR Lee Bartlett 21 Men's Javelin Throw 16 QR Creth Hines 22 Men's Javelin Throw 17 QR Charles Harlow 25 Men's Javelin Throw 19 QR Men's Decathlon Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Ken Doherty 23 Men's Decathlon 3 Bronze James Stewart 21 Men's Decathlon 4 Thomas Churchill 20 Men's Decathlon 5 Barney Berlinger 20 Men's Decathlon 17 Women's 100 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Betty Robinson 16 Women's 100 metres 1 Gold Elta Cartwright 20 Women's 100 metres 4 h3r2/3 Mary Washburn 20 Women's 100 metres 5 h1r2/3 Anne Vrana-O'Brien 16 Women's 100 metres 3 h3r1/3 Women's 800 metres Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Florence MacDonald 18 Women's 800 metres 6 Dee Boeckmann 21 Women's 800 metres 6 h1r1/2 Rayma Wilson 17 Women's 800 metres 10 h2r1/2 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Mary Washburn 20 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver Jessie Cross 19 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver Loretta McNeil 21 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver Betty Robinson 16 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver Women's High Jump Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Mildred Wiley 26 Women's High Jump 3 Bronze Jean Shiley 16 Women's High Jump 4 Kay Maguire 22 Women's High Jump 8 Marion Holley 18 Women's High Jump 9 Women's Discus Throw Glossary Athlete Age Event Rank Medal Lillian Copeland 23 Women's Discus Throw 2 Silver Maybelle Reichardt 20 Women's Discus Throw 7 Rena MacDonald 23 Women's Discus Throw 15 Margaret Jenkins 24 Women's Discus Throw 19

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