India at the 1928 Summer Olympics

India at the
1928 Summer Olympics
India at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
	Flag of India
IOC code	IND
NOC	Indian Olympic Association
Website	olympic.ind.in
in Amsterdam
Competitors	22 in 2 sports
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances
	1900; 1904–1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;

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India competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The men's field hockey team won the gold medal, beginning a streak that continued through the 1956 Games.

Medalists[edit]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	India men's national field hockey team Richard Allen Dhyan Chand Michael Gateley William Goodsir-Cullen Leslie Hammond Feroze Khan George Marthins Rex Norris Broome Pinniger Michael Rocque Frederic Seaman Ali Shaukat Jaipal Singh Kher Singh Gill Sayed Yusuf	Field hockey		May 26

Athletics[edit]

Seven athletespresed India in 1928. Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ronald Burns	100 m	Unknown	6	Did not advance
Ronald Burns	200 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
James Hall	200 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
James Hall	400 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	5	Did not advance
J. Murphy	800 m	N/A		Unknown	7	Did not advance
Gurbachan Singh	5000 m	N/A				Did not finish		Did not advance
Chavan Singh	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish
S. Abdul Hamid	110 m hurdles	Unknown	4	N/A		Did not advance
S. Abdul Hamid	400 m hurdles	Unknown	6	N/A		Did not advance

Men
Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Dalip Singh	Long Jump	6.45	37	Did not advance

Hockey[edit]

Indian hockey players holding the Star of India flag, 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.

The Indian hockey team in a match, 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	4	0	26	0	+26	8	Gold medal match
2	Belgium	4	3	1	8	9	−1	6	Bronze medal match
3	Denmark	4	2	2	5	8	−3	4
4	Switzerland	4	1	3	2	11	−9	2
5	Austria	4	0	4	1	14	−13	0

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685

17 May 1928

Template:Fh-rt	6 – 0	Austria
Chand (3) Marthins (2) Shaukat (1)

Umpires:
Ch. Roux (FRA)
F. Schiff (NED)

18 May 1928

Template:Fh-rt	9 – 0	Belgium
Seaman (2) Marthins (1) Khan (5) Chand (1)

Umpires:
W. Simon (GER)
T. Evekink (NED)

20 May 1928

Template:Fh-rt	5 – 0	Denmark
Marthins (1) Chand (3) Seaman (1)

Umpires:
R. Jassoy (GER)
J. Daubresse (FRA)

22 May 1928

Template:Fh-rt	6 – 0	Switzerland
Marthins Template:Fhgoal Chand Template:Fhgoal Gateley Template:Fhgoal

Umpires:
P. Reinberg (GER)
M. Masip Ubis (ESP)

Gold Medal Match[edit]

26 May 1928

Template:Fh-rt	3 – 0	Netherlands
Chand (3)

Umpires:
W. Simon (GER), R. Liégeois (BEL)

References[edit]

Template:Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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