Amsterdam 1928
Location: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Opening Date: | 18 Aug 1928 |
Closing Date: | 26 Aug 1928 |
Nations: | 10 |
Athletes: | 212 |
Men: | 198 |
Women: | 14 |
The increased number of nations and athletes participating in the second International Silent Games has reinforced Eugène Rubens-Alcais's dream of the multi-sport event becoming a quadrennial tradition where the deaf athletes from all over the world could come together to compete against each other just like its hearing counterpart, the Olympics.
Countries participated:
Country | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Austria | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Belgium | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Czechoslovakia | 15 | 0 | 15 |
France | 36 | 3 | 39 |
Germany | 34 | 3 | 37 |
Great Britain | 32 | 2 | 34 |
Hungary | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Netherlands | 28 | 2 | 30 |
Poland | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 198 | 14 | 212 |