At the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, women were finally allowed to take part in athletics events. There were five of them: the 100m, the 4x100m...
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In Hilversum during the four competition days, there were a total of 4,763 individual paying spectators. In addition there were 666 with four-day tickets.
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GOING DUTCH SEES SEVERAL FIRSTS BUT WOMEN STRUGGLE ON THE TRACK Amsterdam bid three times for the Olympics before finally being awarded them.
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A solution was found in the shape of small blue panels with a white capital “P” in the middle. So it was that the international traffic sign for...
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The 1928 Amsterdam Olympics were the first Summer Games that allowed women to compete in track and field or gymnastics.
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On this day: 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games opened ... The 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, in which Egypt won two gold medals, was celebrating...
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Norma J. Coons passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter Barbara on May 21, 2022, 26 days short of her 94 birthday. Unfortunately she did not live.
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The Europeana Sport project has highlighted European sport heritage through publishing new cultural heritage collections,...
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Lacrosse was a demonstration sport in 1928, but that didn't stop these hardy souls from showing off on the highest stage Teams from Canada,...
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At the National A.A.U. games in Palo Alto, Bowman won the event with a 48' 11½" jump.
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