The , officially known as the '''Games of the IX Olympiad''', were held in
1928 in
Amsterdam ,
Netherlands . Amsterdam had made a bid for the 1920 and 1924
Olympics , but had to give way to war-victim Belgium and
De Coubertin 's
Paris before finally being awarded with the organisation.
- For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the Olympics. The torch relay, however, would not occur until the 1936 Summer Olympics .
- For the first time, the parade of nations started with Greece , which holds the origins of the Olympics, and ended with the host country, a tradition which continues today.
- Women's Athletics and Gymnastics debuted at these Olympic, in spite of criticism. Halina Konopacka of Poland became the first female Olympic track and field champion. The 800 m run ended with several of the competitors being completely exhausted. Because of this, running events longer than 200 m were not included in the Olympics until the 1960s .
- Johnny Weissmuller , who later appeared in several Tarzan movies, won three gold medals in Swimming .
- Paavo Nurmi of Finland won his 9th gold medal by finishing first in the 10000 m.
- Canada 's Percy Williams surprised everyone by winning both the 100 m and 200 m sprint events.
- South America n Football made a definite breakthrough, as Uruguay retained its title by defeating Argentina .
- India took its first ever gold in Field Hockey , the beginning of a winning streak which continued until 1956 with six gold medals won during the period.
- Is the first appareance like sponsor of Coca-Cola of the Olympic Games.
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
(''Host nation in .'')
