Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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. There was a total of 706 participants from 40 countries competing.
Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
Records broken
During the 1928 Summer Olympic Games 9 new world records were set in the athletics events. New Olympic records were set in 16 of the 27 events.Men's world records
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result |
| 110 metres hurdles | July 31 | Semifinal | George Weightman-Smith | 14.6 | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | August 4 | Final | Toivo Loukola | 9:21.8 | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | August 5 | Final | George Baird Fred Alderman Emerson Spencer Ray Barbuti | 3:14.2 | |
| Shot put | July 29 | Final | John Kuck | 15.87 m | |
| Decathlon | August 5 | Final | Paavo Yrjölä | 8,053.290 |
Women's world records
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result |
| 800 metres | August 2 | Final | Lina Radke | 2:16.8 | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | August 5 | Final | Myrtle Cook Ethel Smith Bobbie Rosenfeld Jane Bell | 48.4 | |
| High jump | August 5 | Final | Ethel Catherwood | 1.595 m | |
| Discus throw | July 31 | Final | Halina Konopacka | 39.62 m |