Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics
| Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | GBR | ||||||||
| NOC | British Olympic Association | ||||||||
| in Amsterdam | |||||||||
| Competitors | 232 in 14 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Malcolm Nokes | ||||||||
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
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| 1906 Intercalated Games | |||||||||
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
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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)
- Alfred Jackson
- 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
Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
12 cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1928.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1928.
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1928.
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Single scull - Theodore Collet - Bronze
- Double scull - Humphrey Boardman, Denis Guye - Did not start
- Coxless pair - Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet -Silver
- Coxless four John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly and Edward Vaughan Bevan - Gold
- Coxed four Harold Ives, L G Potter, George Beaummont, O B Starkey and Arthur Sulley - Round 1 - Seventh
- Eight - crew from Thames Rowing Club comprising Jamie Hamilton, Guy Oliver Nickalls, John Badcock, Donald Gollan, Harold Lane, Gordon Killick, Jack Beresford, Harold West and Arthur Sulley
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Water Polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Great Britain at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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