Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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| 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 20 |
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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]
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Gold
[edit] Rowing
- Coxless four of Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan, John Lander and Michael Warriner from the First Trinity Boat Club - 6:36.0
[edit] Track and field
- 800 metres - Douglas Lowe - 1:51.8
- 400 metre hurdles - David Burghley - 53.4s
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Silver
[edit] Cycling
- Men's Individual Road Race - Frank Southall - 4h: 55m: 06s.
- Men's Team Road Race - Jack Lauterwasser, John Middleton and Frank Southall - 15h: 14m: 49s
- Tandem - John Sibbit and Ernest Chambers
[edit] Fencing
- Women's foil - Muriel Freeman
[edit] Rowing
- Eights - Jamie Hamilton, Guy Oliver Nickalls, John Badcock, Donald Gollan, Harold Lane, Gordon Killick, Jack Beresford, Harold West and Arthur Sulley - 6:05.6
- Coxless pair - Terence O'Brien and Robert Archibald Nisbet - 7:08.6
[edit] Swimming
- Women's 100 metres backstroke - Ellen King - 1:22.2
- Women's 4 by 100 metres freestyle relay - Joyce Cooper, Ellen King, Cissie Stewart & Iris Tanner - 5:02.8
[edit] Track and field
- 100 metres - Jack London - 10.9s
- 200 metres - Walter Rangeley - 21.9s
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Bronze
[edit] Cycling
- Men's 4000m Team pursuit, George Southall, Harry Wyld, Leonard Wyld & Percy Wyld - 5:02.4
[edit] Gymnastics
- Women's team combined exercises - Annie Broadbent, Lucy Desmond, Margaret Hartley, Amy Jagger, Isobel Judd, Jessie Kite, Marjorie Moreman, Edith Pickles, Ethel Seymour, Ada Smith, Hilda Smith & Doris Woods - 258.25 points
[edit] Rowing
- Single sculls - Theodore Collet - 7:29.8
[edit] Swimming
- Women's 100 metres freestyle - Joyce Cooper - 1:13.6
- Women's 100 metres backstroke - Joyce Cooper - 1:22.8
[edit] Track and field
- 4 by 100 metres relay - Cyril Gill, Edward Smouha, Walter Rangeley & Jack London - 41.8s
[edit] Wrestling - freestyle
- Middleweight - Samuel Rabin
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Juan José Trillo (ARG), points
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Armand Appel (FRA), points
Men's Lightweight (– 61.2 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to David Baan (HOL), points
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg)
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- First Round — Defeated Alfred Cleverley (NZL), points
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Karel Miljon (HOL), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
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- First Round — Lost to Sam Olij (HOL), points
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1928.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Water Polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "Great Britain at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1928/. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
