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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 bearer Malcolm 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
  Gold Douglas Lowe Athletics Men's 800 m July 31
  Gold David Cecil Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles July 30
  Gold Richard Beesly, John Lander,
Edward Vaughan Bevan, Michael Warriner
Rowing Men's coxless four August 10
  Silver Jack London Athletics Men's 100 m July 30
  Silver Walter Rangeley Athletics Men's 200 m August 1
  Silver Frank Southall Cycling Men's individual road race August 7
  Silver Jack Lauterwasser, John Middleton,
Frank Southall
Cycling Men's team road race August 7
  Silver Ernest Chambers, John Sibbit Cycling Men's tandem August 7
  Silver Muriel Freeman Fencing Women's foil August 1
  Silver Robert Nisbet, Terence O'Brien Rowing Men's coxless pair August 10
  Silver John 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 Ellen King Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke August 11
  Silver Joyce Cooper, Ellen King,
Cissie Stewart, Iris Tanner
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 9
  Bronze Cyril Gill, Jack London,
Walter Rangeley, Edward Smouha
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay August 5
  Bronze George Southall, Harry Wyld,
Lew Wyld, Percy Wyld
Cycling Men's team pursuit August 6
  Bronze Annie 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 Theodore Collet Rowing Men's single sculls August 10
  Bronze Joyce Cooper Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle August 11
Women's 100 m backstroke August 11
  Bronze Samuel 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. ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2010-04-25.

External links

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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 the1928 Summer OlympicsFlag of the United KingdomIOC codeGBRNOCBritish Olympic Associationin AmsterdamCompetitors232 in 14 sportsFlag bearerMalcolm NokesMedalsRanked 11thGold 3 Silver 10 Bronze 7 Total 20Summer Olympics appearances overview 18961900190419081912192019241928193219361948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020Other related appearances1906 Intercalated Games Contents 1 Medallists 2 Athletics 3 Boxing 4 Cycling 5 Diving 6 Fencing 7 Gymnastics 8 Modern pentathlon 9 Rowing 10 Sailing 11 Swimming 12 Water Polo 13 Weightlifting 14 Wrestling 15 Art competitions 16 References 17 External linksMedallists EditFurther information 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners Medal Name Sport Event Date Gold Douglas Lowe Athletics Men s 800 m July 31 Gold David Cecil Athletics Men s 400 m hurdles July 30 Gold Richard Beesly John Lander Edward Vaughan Bevan Michael Warriner Rowing Men s coxless four August 10 Silver Jack London Athletics Men s 100 m July 30 Silver Walter Rangeley Athletics Men s 200 m August 1 Silver Frank Southall Cycling Men s individual road race August 7 Silver Jack Lauterwasser John Middleton Frank Southall Cycling Men s team road race August 7 Silver Ernest Chambers John Sibbit Cycling Men s tandem August 7 Silver Muriel Freeman Fencing Women s foil August 1 Silver Robert Nisbet Terence O Brien Rowing Men s coxless pair August 10 Silver John 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 Ellen King Swimming Women s 100 m backstroke August 11 Silver Joyce Cooper Ellen King Cissie Stewart Iris Tanner Swimming Women s 4 100 m freestyle relay August 9 Bronze Cyril Gill Jack London Walter Rangeley Edward Smouha Athletics Men s 4 100 m relay August 5 Bronze George Southall Harry Wyld Lew Wyld Percy Wyld Cycling Men s team pursuit August 6 Bronze Annie 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 Theodore Collet Rowing Men s single sculls August 10 Bronze Joyce Cooper Swimming Women s 100 m freestyle August 11Women s 100 m backstroke August 11 Bronze Samuel Rabin Wrestling Men s freestyle middleweight August 1Athletics EditMain article Athletics at the 1928 Summer OlympicsBoxing EditMain article Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men s Flyweight 50 8 kg Cuthbert TaylorFirst Round Bye Second Round Defeated Juan Jose Trillo ARG points Quarterfinals Lost to Armand Apell FRA pointsMen s Lightweight 61 2 kg Fred WebsterFirst Round Bye Second Round Lost to David Baan HOL pointsMen s Light Heavyweight 79 4 kg Alfred JacksonFirst Round Defeated Alfred Cleverley NZL points Quarterfinals Lost to Karel Miljon HOL pointsMen s Heavyweight 79 4 kg Joseph GoyderFirst Round Lost to Sam Olij HOL pointsCycling EditMain article Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics 12 cyclists all men represented Great Britain in 1928 Individual road raceFrank Southall Jack Lauterwasser John Middleton Charles MarshallTeam road raceFrank Southall Jack Lauterwasser John Middleton Charles MarshallSprintSyd CozensTime trialTed KerridgeTandemJack Sibbit Ernest ChambersTeam pursuitHarry Wyld Lew Wyld Percy Wyld George SouthallDiving EditMain article Diving at the 1928 Summer OlympicsFencing EditMain article Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics 19 fencers 16 men and 3 women represented Great Britain in 1928 Men s foilThomas Wand Tetley Denis Pearce Robert MontgomerieMen s team foilThomas Wand Tetley Robert Montgomerie Frederick Sherriff Denis Pearce Charles Simey Jack JamesMen s epeeCharles Biscoe Bertie Childs Martin HoltMen s team epeeCharles Biscoe Bertie Childs David Drury Martin HoltMen s sabreEdward Brookfield Guy Harry Barry NotleyMen s team sabreEdward Brookfield Archie Corble Alex Forrest Guy Harry Robin Jeffreys Barry NotleyWomen s foilMuriel Freeman Gladys Daniell Peggy ButlerGymnastics EditMain article Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer OlympicsModern pentathlon EditMain article Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1928 David Turquand Young Alfred Goodwin Lance EastRowing EditMain article Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics Single scull David 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 Beaumont 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 SulleySailing EditMain article Sailing at the 1928 Summer OlympicsSwimming EditMain article Swimming at the 1928 Summer OlympicsWater Polo EditMain article Water polo at the 1928 Summer OlympicsWeightlifting EditMain article Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer OlympicsWrestling EditMain article Wrestling at the 1928 Summer OlympicsArt competitions EditMain article Art competitions at the 1928 Summer OlympicsReferences Edit Great Britain at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games sports reference com Archived from the original on 2010 03 10 Retrieved 2010 04 25 External links Edit 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1063333875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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