India at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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|

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Bronze

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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

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Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table

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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

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Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Seven athletes represented India in 1928. Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Ronald Burns | 100 m | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
200 m | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
James Hall | 200 m | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
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
400 m hurdles | Unknown  | 6  | N/A  | did not advance

Men
Field Events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Dalip Singh | Long Jump | 6.45  | 37  | did not advance

## Field hockey

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Indian hockey players holding the Star of India flag, 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics. The Indian hockey team in a match, 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.

Main article: Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Roster

The following is the India roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

* Richard Allen
* Major Dhyan Chand
* Maurice Gateley
* William Goodsir-Cullen
* Leslie Hammond
* Feroze Khan
* George Marthins
* Rex Norris
* Broome Pinniger
* Michael Rocque
* Frederic Seaman
* Ali Shaukat
* Jaipal Singh Munda (C)
* Sayed Yusuf
* Kher Singh Gill

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1  |  India | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 26  | 0  | +26  | 8  | Gold medal match
2  |  Belgium | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 9  | −1  | 6  | Bronze medal match
3  |  Denmark | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 4  |
4  |  Switzerland | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 11  | −9  | 2
5  |  Austria | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 14  | −13  | 0

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685

| 17 May 1928
17:00

India | 6–0  |  Austria

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Chand 4', 6', ?', ?'
Shaukat ?'
Gateley ?' | Report |
Umpires:
Ch. Roux (FRA)
F. Schiff (NED)

* * *

| 18 May 1928
16:30

India | 9–0  |  Belgium

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Seaman 5', 55'
Marthins 19'
Khan 28', 29', 36', ?', ?'
Chand 31' | Report |
Umpires:
W. Simon (GER)
T. Evekink (NED)

* * *

| 20 May 1928
16:00

India | 5–0  |  Denmark

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Chand 4', 26', 51', 54'
Seaman 65' | Report |
Umpires:
R. Jassoy (GER)
J. Daubresse (FRA)

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| 22 May 1928
15:00

India | 6–0  |  Switzerland

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Marthins 6'
Chand 26', 53', 55', 65'
Gateley ?' | Report |
Umpires:
P. Reinberg (GER)
M. Masip Ubis (ESP)

Gold Medal Match
| 26 May 1928
15:45

India | 3–0  |  Netherlands

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Chand 15', 36'
Marthins ?' | Report |
Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 40,000
Umpires:
w. Simon (GER)
R. Liégeois (BEL)

## Swimming

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Kolkata man Dwarka Das Mulji was registered to take part in swimming events as first Indian Olympic swimmer but did not start.

## References

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1. ^ 1928 Official Report.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands

* Argentina
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Canada
* Chile
* Cuba
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Haiti
* Hungary
* India
* Ireland
* Italy
* Japan
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Mexico
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Panama
* Philippines
* Poland
* Portugal
* Rhodesia
* Romania
* South Africa
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United States
* Uruguay
* Yugoslavia

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