United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 280 competitors, 236 men and 44 women, took part in 96 events in 15 sports.

Athletics

 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round


 * Women
 * Track & road events


 * Field events

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

 * Hyman Miller
 * First Round &mdash; Lost to Robert Sartos (BEL), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

 * Alexander Kaletchetz
 * First Round &mdash; Bye
 * Quarterfinals &mdash; Lost to Sverre Sørsdal (NOR), KO-1

Cycling
Four cyclists, all men, represented the United States in 1928.


 * Individual road race
 * Chester Nelsen, Sr.
 * Henry O'Brien, Jr.
 * Peter Smessaert
 * Charles Westerholm


 * Team road race
 * Chester Nelsen, Sr.
 * Henry O'Brien, Jr.
 * Peter Smessaert

Fencing
16 fencers, 14 men and 2 women, represented the United States in 1928.


 * Men's foil
 * Joe Levis
 * George Calnan
 * Dernell Every


 * Men's team foil
 * George Calnan, René Peroy, Joe Levis, Harold Rayner, Henry Breckinridge, Dernell Every


 * Men's épée
 * George Calnan
 * Allen Milner
 * Edward Barnett


 * Men's team épée
 * Arthur Lyon, George Calnan, Allen Milner, Harold Rayner, Henry Breckinridge, Edward Barnett


 * Men's sabre
 * John Huffman
 * Norman Cohn-Armitage
 * Nickolas Muray


 * Men's team sabre
 * Ervin Acel, Norman Cohn-Armitage, John Huffman, Arthur Lyon, Nickolas Muray, Harold Van Buskirk


 * Women's foil
 * Marion Lloyd
 * Irma Hopper

Football
Results
 * United States 2–11 Argentina

Roster
 * Albert Cooper
 * John Duffy
 * Harry Smith
 * Francis Ryan
 * Jack Lyons
 * Robert Aitken
 * William Findlay
 * Jack Deal
 * Rudy Kuntner
 * Henry Carroll
 * Jimmy Gallagher

Coach: George Burford

Modern pentathlon
Three pentathletes represented the United States in 1928.


 * Aubrey Newman
 * Richard Mayo
 * Peter Hains