Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

The men's individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had previously been held at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and was also part of the first Winter Games in 1924. The competition was held from Tuesday, 14 February to Friday, 17 February 1928. Seventeen figure skaters from ten nations competed.[1]

Results

Gillis Grafström successfully defended his 1920 and 1924 title again with Austrian Willy Böckl finishing in second place as four years earlier. Another Austrian Karl Schäfer finished fourth in this event. He went on to win gold medals in the next two consecutive Olympic Games.

Gillis Grafström during the compulsory figures
Willy Böckl during the compulsory figures
Werner Rittberger during the compulsory figures
Rank Name Nation CF FS Total points Places
1 Gillis Grafström Sweden111630.7512
2 Willy Böckl Austria221625.5013
3 Robert van Zeebroeck Belgium331542.7527
4 Karl Schäfer Austria641463.7535
5 Josef Slíva Czechoslovakia551469.0036
6 Marcus Nikkanen Finland481480.0046
7 Pierre Brunet France771447.7550
8 Ludwig Wrede Austria1061368.7553
9 John Page Great Britain8111424.0062
10 Roger Turner United States9121363.5067
11 Sherwin Badger United States1391324.0073
12 Paul Franke Germany14101326.0076
13 Montgomery Wilson Canada11161345.0092
14 Ian Bowhill Great Britain15141202.25101
15 Nathaniel Niles United States16131154.25103
16 Jack Eastwood Canada17151136.25106
WD Werner Rittberger Germany12

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References

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