Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Great Britain at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
Websitewww.olympics.org.uk
At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Competitors 232 in 14 sports
Flag bearer Malcolm Nokes
Medals
Rank: 11		 Gold
3		 Silver
10		 Bronze
7		 Total
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. British athletes won only three gold medals (down from nine in 1924), and twenty medals overall, finishing eleventh. 232 competitors, 201 men and 31 women, took part in 84 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Lowe, DouglasDouglas Lowe Athletics Men's 800 m July 31
 Gold Cecil, DavidDavid Cecil Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 30
 Gold Beesly, RichardRichard Beesly, John Lander,
Edward Vaughan Bevan, Michael Warriner		 Rowing Men's coxless four August 10
 Silver London, JackJack London Athletics Men's 100 m July 30
 Silver Rangeley, WalterWalter Rangeley Athletics Men's 200 m August 1
 Silver Southall, FrankFrank Southall Cycling Men's individual road race August 7
 Silver Lauterwasser, JackJack Lauterwasser, John Middleton,
Frank Southall		 Cycling Men's team road race August 7
 Silver Chambers, ErnestErnest Chambers, John Sibbit Cycling Men's tandem August 7
 Silver Freeman, MurielMuriel Freeman Fencing Women's foil August 1
 Silver Nisbet, RobertRobert Nisbet, Terence O'Brien Rowing Men's coxless pair August 10
 Silver Badcock, JohnJohn Badcock, Jack Beresford,
Donald Gollan, Jamie Hamilton,
Gordon Killick, Harold Lane,
Guy Oliver Nickalls, Arthur Sulley,
Harold West		 Rowing Men's eight August 10
 Silver King, EllenEllen King Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke August 11
 Silver Cooper, JoyceJoyce Cooper, Ellen King,
Cissie Stewart, Iris Tanner		 Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 9
 Bronze Gill, CyrilCyril Gill, Jack London,
Walter Rangeley, Edward Smouha		 Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
 Bronze Southall, GeorgeGeorge Southall, Harry Wyld,
Lew Wyld, Percy Wyld		 Cycling Men's team pursuit August 6
 Bronze Broadbent, AnnieAnnie Broadbent, Lucy Desmond,
Margaret Hartley, Amy Jagger,
Isobel Judd, Jessie Kite,
Marjorie Moreman, Edith Pickles,
Ethel Seymour, Ada Smith,
Hilda Smith, Doris Woods		 Gymnastics Women's team all-around August 9
 Bronze Collet, TheodoreTheodore Collet Rowing Men's single sculls August 10
 Bronze Cooper, JoyceJoyce Cooper Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle August 11
Women's 100 m backstroke August 11
 Bronze Rabin, SamuelSamuel Rabin Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight August 1

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Juan José Trillo (ARG), points
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Armand Appel (FRA), points


Men's Lightweight (– 61.2 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to David Baan (HOL), points


Men's Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg)

  • First Round — Defeated Alfred Cleverley (NZL), points
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Karel Miljon (HOL), points


Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

  • First Round — Lost to Sam Olij (HOL), points

Cycling

12 cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1928.

Individual road race
Team road race
Sprint
Time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Fencing

19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1928.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1928.

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

  1. ↑ "Great Britain at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

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