Stadium, Stockholm, August 15–16, 1928
The javelin world record moved to Sweden for a change. The 70-metre barrier was broken when the newly crowned Olympic champion Erik Lundqvist unleashed a throw of 71.01 (233-0) on his fourth attempt in Stockholm. His series also included another throw over 70 metres, suggesting that the Amsterdam gold medal likely went to the right person. Gunnar Lindström threw the second-longest distance, and Olympic silver medalist Béla Szepes finished third.
Morgan Taylor, the world record holder who somewhat surprisingly took "only" bronze in Amsterdam, won the 400-metre hurdles in 52.3, equalling the fourth-fastest time ever recorded in the event. Not even the rain pouring down at the Stockholm stadium slowed him down. Sten Pettersson, a top European competitor, clocked 53.5 to take second place.
In the high hurdles, Pettersson defeated Weems Baskin, a member of the strong American group. Both were credited with 14.7. Eric Wennström, a junior who had engaged in neck-and-neck duels with Pettersson earlier in the season and a future world record holder, finished clearly behind.
Jules Ladoumègue surged to victory in the European mile with a French national record of 3:52.3. This was 1.3 seconds behind Otto Peltzer's world record. The Swedish competitors finished more than 10 seconds later.
Ed Hamm, the Olympic long jump champion, had already shown his speed back home in America. In Stockholm, he edged out his compatriots Henry Cummings, Henry Russell, and Roland Locke, who had achieved remarkable results in 1926, clocking a winning time of 10.5 seconds in the 100 metres.
The competitions were organized jointly by the Dagens Nyheter newspaper and the IK Göta sports club, making this an early version of the renowned DN-Galan invitational meet held in Stockholm.
Helsingin Sanomat, August 16, 1928 (in Finnish)
Hufvudstadsbladet, August 16, 1928 (in Swedish)
Helsingin Sanomat, August 17, 1928 (in Finnish)
Hufvudstadsbladet, August 17, 1928 (in Swedish)
Helsingin Sanomat, August 31, 1928 (in Finnish)