| Dates | 17 May – 12 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 3 |
| Venues | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam |
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Dramatic Works, Open | Olympic | 17 May – 12 August 1928 | 5 | 4 |
| Literature, Epic Works, Open | Olympic | 17 May – 12 August 1928 | 15 | 7 |
| Literature, Lyric Works, Open | Olympic | 17 May – 12 August 1928 | 19 | 9 |
| 35 (33/2) | 10 (10/1) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Dramatic Works, Open | — | — | Paulo maiora canamus |  ITA |
— | — |
| Literature, Epic Works, Open | Ferenc Mező |  HUN |
Ernst Weiß |  GER |
Netherlands |  NED |
| Literature, Lyric Works, Open | Kazimierz Wierzyński |  POL |
Rudolf Binding | GER |
Johannes Weltzer |  DEN |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | HUN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | POL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
