Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Field hockey at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venues	Olympic Stadium Old Stadion
Dates	17 (17)–26 May 1928 (1928-05-26)
Teams	9
Medalists
India   Netherlands   Germany
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The 1928 Summer Olympics saw the third field hockey tournament at Olympics. All games took place either in the new Olympisch Stadion or in the nearby Old Stadion. The field hockey tournament was held (together with football) in the first part of this Olympic games. All matches were played between Thursday, May 17 and Saturday, May 26, 1928. ^[1]

The entry rules allowed one team from each country, with 22 players per team. The "Fédération Internationale de Hockey" defined the amateur status as follows: An amateur is one who has never obtained any profit by practicing the sport, neither directly or indirectly. If a player or an official accepts from club, association, or federation an amount exceeding what is strictly necessary for traveling and hotel expenses, such an amount will be regarded as profit.

Only a men's competition occurred that year, and nine nations competed: Czechoslovakia withdrew before the draw.

Results

Divisions

Division A

Match of the Indian hockey team

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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 15:50 Switzerland   1–2   Denmark Loubert  ?' Report Husted  16' Holst  ?' Umpires: L. J. Quarles van Ufford (NED) M. J. Vandekerckhove (BEL)

17 May 1928 17:00 India   6–0   Austria Chand  4', 6', ?', ?' Shaukat  ?' Gateley  ?' Report Umpires: Ch. Roux (FRA) F. Schiff (NED)

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18 May 1928 16:30 India   9–0   Belgium Seaman  5', 55' Marthins  19' Khan  28', 29', 36', ?', ?' Chand  31' Report Umpires: W. Simon (GER) T. Evekink (NED)

18 May 1928 19:00 Denmark   3–1   Austria Holst  4', 6' Heilbuth  34' Report Lichteneckert  ?' Umpires: A. Broese van Croenou (NED) R. Jassoy (GER)

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20 May 1928 16:00 Belgium   3–0    Switzerland Delheid  15' Diercxsens  34' Vercken  68' Report Umpires: A. Broese van Croenou (NED) F. Schiff (NED)

20 May 1928 16:00 India   5–0   Denmark 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 Marthins  6' Chand  26', 53', 55', 65' Gateley  ?' Report Umpires: P. Reinberg (GER) M. Masip Ubis (ESP)

22 May 1928 19:00 Belgium   4–0   Austria Diercxsens  ?', ?', ?' Baudoux  68' Report Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) B. Turnbull (IND)

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24 May 1928 16:00 Denmark   0–1   Belgium Report Seeldrayers  60' Umpires: W. Simon (GER) R. Be-Cavin (SUI)

24 May 1928 18:00 Switzerland   1–0   Austria Fehr  ?' Report Umpires: T. Evekink (NED) P. Regibo (BEL)

Division B

Match between France and the Netherlands

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	5	Gold medal match
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4	Bronze medal match
3	France	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6	2
4	Spain	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 689
(H) Hosts

17 May 1928 15:15 Netherlands   5–0   France Van de Rovaart  20' Tresling  23' Jannink  35', 37' Van der Veen  65' Report Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 5,500 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) E. de Cindric (HUN)

17 May 1928 19:30 Germany   5–1   Spain Hobein  6', 34' Boche  20' Müller  33' Haag  41' Report E. de Chávarri  40' Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,300 Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) P. Regibo (BEL)

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19 May 1928 16:00 Netherlands   2–1   Germany Van de Rovaart  20' Van der Veen  32' Report Haag  7' Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 6,000 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) B. Turnbull (IND)

19 May 1928 19:00 France   2–1   Spain Rivière  38' Grimonprez  68' Report B. de Chávarri  29' Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 500 Umpires: C. Terrier (SUI) C. Ch. Geyl (NED)

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22 May 1928 16:30 Germany   2–0   France Haag  10', 28' Report Old Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 300 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) E. de Cindric (HUN)

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23 May 1928 16:45 Netherlands   1–1   Spain Van der Veen  20' Report De Roig  63' Old Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,750 Umpires: P. Regibo (BEL) R. Be-Cavin (SUI)

Medal round

Bronze medal match

26 May 1928 14:00 Germany   3–0   Belgium Haag  ?', ?', ?' Report Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 23,400 Umpires: B. Turnbull (IND) W. C. Ricketts (IND)

Gold medal match

26 May 1928 15:45 India   3–0   Netherlands Chand  15', 36' Marthins  ?' Report Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 40,000 Umpires: w. Simon (GER) R. Liégeois (BEL)

Statistics

Final standings

Team of India, Gold Medal winner

Rank	Team
	India
	Netherlands
	Germany
4	Belgium
5	Denmark
	France
7	Switzerland
	Spain
9	Austria

Goalscorers

There were 69 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

15 goals

• Dhyan Chand

7 goals

• Theodor Haag

5 goals

• Feroze Khan

4 goals

• Louis Diercxsens

3 goals

• Henning Holst
• George Marthins
• Frederic Seaman
• Robert van der Veen

2 goals

• Herbert Hobein
• Michael Gateley
• Gerrit Jannink
• Paul van de Rovaart

1 goal

• H. Lichtneckert
• Yvon Baudoux
• Paul Delheid
• André Seeldrayers
• Émile Vercken
• Niels Heilbuth
• Erik Husted
• Félix Grimonprez
• Jacques Rivière
• Bruno Boche
• Herbert Müller
• Ali Shaukat
• Ab Tresling
• Bernabé de Chávarri
• Enrique de Chávarri
• Francisco de Roig
• Konrad Fehr
• J. Loubert

Medal summary

Gold	Silver	Bronze
India  (IND) 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 (Captain) Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf Kehar Singh Gill	Netherlands  (NED) Jan Ankerman Jan Brand Rein de Waal Emile Duson Gerrit Jannink Adriaan Katte August Kop Ab Tresling Paul van de Rovaart Robert van der Veen Haas Visser 't Hooft C. J. J. Hardebeck T. F. Hubrecht G. Leembruggen H. J. L. Mangelaar Meertens Otto Muller von Czernicki W. J. van Citters C. J. van der Hagen Tonny van Lierop J. J. van Tienhoven van den Bogaard J. M. van Voorst van Beest N. Wenholt	Germany  (GER) Bruno Boche Georg Brunner Heinz Förstendorf Erwin Franzkowiak Werner Freyberg Theodor Haag Hans Haußmann Kurt Haverbeck Aribert Heymann Herbert Hobein Fritz Horn Karl-Heinz Irmer Herbert Kemmer Herbert Müller Werner Proft Gerd Strantzen Rolf Wollner Heinz Wöltje Erich Zander Fritz Lincke Heinz Schäfer Kurt Weiß

Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were probably only squad members. Nevertheless, the International Olympic Committee medal database exclusively credits them all as medalists. If or why they could have received medals is uncertain. However the National Olympic Committee of the Netherlands does not even show the Dutch players as competitors.

References

1. "Hockey at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2019.

External links

• Netherlands Olympic Committee (1928). "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 - Official Report" (PDF). Amsterdam J. H. de Bussy, Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-08.
• International Olympic Committee medal database
• Wudarski (in Polish)

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