Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed 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]

Great Britain at the
1928 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in Amsterdam
Competitors232 in 14 sports
Flag bearerMalcolm Nokes
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
10
Bronze
7
Total
20
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldDouglas Lowe Athletics Men's 800 m July 31
 GoldDavid Cecil Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 30
 GoldRichard Beesly, John Lander,
Edward Vaughan Bevan, Michael Warriner
Rowing Men's coxless four August 10
 SilverJack London Athletics Men's 100 m July 30
 SilverWalter Rangeley Athletics Men's 200 m August 1
 SilverFrank Southall Cycling Men's individual road race August 7
 SilverJack Lauterwasser, John Middleton,
Frank Southall
Cycling Men's team road race August 7
 SilverErnest Chambers, John Sibbit Cycling Men's tandem August 7
 SilverMuriel Freeman Fencing Women's foil August 1
 SilverRobert Nisbet, Terence O'Brien Rowing Men's coxless pair August 10
 SilverJohn Badcock, Jack Beresford,
Donald Gollan, Jamie Hamilton,
Gordon Killick, Harold Lane,
Guy Oliver Nickalls, Arthur Sulley,
Harold West
Rowing Men's eight August 10
 SilverEllen King Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke August 11
 SilverJoyce Cooper, Ellen King,
Cissie Stewart, Iris Tanner
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 9
 BronzeCyril Gill, Jack London,
Walter Rangeley, Edward Smouha
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
 BronzeGeorge Southall, Harry Wyld,
Lew Wyld, Percy Wyld
Cycling Men's team pursuit August 6
 BronzeAnnie 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
 BronzeTheodore Collet Rowing Men's single sculls August 10
 BronzeJoyce Cooper Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle August 11
Women's 100 m backstroke August 11
 BronzeSamuel Rabin Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight August 1

Athletics

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 50.8 kg)


Men's Lightweight (– 61.2 kg)

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


Men's Light Heavyweight ( 79.4 kg)


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. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
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