Great Britain at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Great Britain at the
1928 Winter Olympics

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IOC code| GBR
NOC| British Olympic Association
in St. Moritz
Competitors| 32 (29 men, 3 women) in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. These games marked the first time in Olympic History that Great Britain didn't take a gold medal.

## Medallists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Bronze | David Carnegie | Skeleton | Men's single event

## Bobsleigh

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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Sled  | Athletes  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
GBR-1  | Henry Martineau
Walter Birch
John Dalrymple
John Gee
Edward Hall | Five-man  | 1:40.6  | 4  | 1:45.7  | 15  | 3:26.3  | 10
GBR-2  | George Pim
Guy Tracey
David Griffith
Frederick Browning
Thomas Warner | Five-man  | 1:41.7  | 5  | 1:44.5  | 10  | 3:26.2  | 9

## Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | CF  | FS  | Places  | Points  | Final rank

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Ian Bowhill | Men's singles  | 15  | 14  | 101  | 1202.25  | 14
Jack Page | 8  | 11  | 62  | 1424.00  | 9

Women
Athlete  | Event  | CF  | FS  | Places  | Points  | Final rank

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Kathleen Shaw | Women's singles  | 11  | 19  | 95  | 1900.00  | 14

Pairs
Athletes  | Points  | Score  | Final rank

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Kathleen Lovett
Proctor Burman | 110.5  | 57.75  | 13
Ethel Muckelt
Jack Page | 61.5  | 79.00  | 7

## Ice hockey

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics

### Group A

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The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | GF  | GA

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Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6
France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5
Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10
Hungary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6
February 11 |  Great Britain | 7–3
(3–1,2–0,2–2) |  Belgium

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February 12 |  France | 3–2
(0–1,3–1,0–0) |  Great Britain
February 15 |  Great Britain | 1–0
(1–0,0–0,0–0) |  Hungary

### Medal round

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The top teams from each of the three groups, plus Canada, which had received a bye into the medal round, played a 3-game round-robin to determine the medal winners.

Team  | GP  | W  | L  | GF  | GA

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Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0
Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12
Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17
Great Britain (4th) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21
February 17 |  Switzerland | 4:0
(0:0,2:0,2:0) |  Great Britain

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February 18 |  Canada | 14:0
(6:0,4:0,4:0) |  Great Britain
February 19 |  Sweden | 3:1
(2:1,0:0,1:0) |  Great Britain
4th |  Great Britain (GBR)

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| Wilbert Brown
Colin Carruthers
Eric Carruthers
Ross Cuthbert
Bernard Fawcett
Harold Greenwood
Frederick Melland
John Rogers
Blaine Sexton
William Speechly
Victor Tait
Charles Wyld

## Skeleton

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Main article: Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Athlete  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
John, Earl of Northesk | 1:02.7  | 4  | 1:01.0  | 3  | 1:01.4  | 2  | 3:05.1  |

## Speed skating

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Main article: Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Men
Event  | Athlete  | Race

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Time  | Rank
500 m  | Cyril Horn | 54.9  | 32
Leonard Stewart | 54.8  | 31
Fred Dix | 53.4  | 30
1500 m  | Fred Dix | 2:49.6  | 28
Leonard Stewart | 2:48.9  | 27
Cyril Horn | 2:40.0  | 24
5000 m  | Fred Dix | 10:55.6  | 32
Leonard Stewart | 10:40.0  | 31
Cyril Horn | 9:45.0  | 23

## References

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* Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
* "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
* Olympic Winter Games 1928, full results by sports-reference.com

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