At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested. The competition was held on a 400 meter track and would become the standard for athletics tracks in the future. For the first time, women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program.
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Medal summary
Men's events
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 metres |  Betty RobinsonUnited States (USA) |
 Bobbie RosenfeldCanada (CAN) |
Ethel Smith Canada (CAN) |
| 800 metres |  Lina RadkeGermany (GER) |
 Kinue HitomiJapan (JPN) |
 Inga GentzelSweden (SWE) |
| 4×100 metre relay | Canada (CAN) Myrtle Cook Ethel Smith Bobbie Rosenfeld Jane Bell |
United States (USA) Jessica Cross Loretta McNeil Betty Robinson Mary Washburn |
Germany (GER) Anni Holdmann Helene Junker Rosa Kellner Helene Schmidt |
| High jump | Ethel Catherwood Canada (CAN) |
 Lien GisolfNetherlands (NED) |
Mildred Wiley United States (USA) |
| Discus throw |  Halina KonopackaPoland (POL) |
Lillian Copeland United States (USA) |
Ruth Svedberg Sweden (SWE) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) |
5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) |
1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Sweden |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Ireland (IRL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Chile (CHI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Haiti (HAI) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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