Great Britain at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
in Amsterdam | |
Competitors | 232 in 14 sports |
Flag bearer | Malcolm Nokes |
Medals Ranked 11th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
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]
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 61.2 kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 79.4 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
12 cyclists, all men, represented Great Britain in 1928.
19 fencers, 16 men and 3 women, represented Great Britain in 1928.
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1928.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Norman Brooks | 100 m freestyle | 1:03.4 | Did not advance | ||||
Reginald Sutton | 1:04.0 | Did not advance | |||||
Jack Hatfield | 400 m freestyle | 5:32.8 | DNS | Did not advance | |||
Arthur Watts | Unknown | Did not advance | |||||
John Besford | 100 m backstroke | 1:15.0 | 1:14.8 | 1:15.4 | 6 | ||
Willie Francis | 1:16.4 | Unknown | Did not advance | ||||
Reginald Flint | 200 m breaststroke | Unknown | Did not advance | ||||
Hugh Smith | Unknown | Did not advance | |||||
Edward Peter Joseph Whiteside Reginald Sutton Albert Dickin | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | — | 10:16.6 | 10:15.8 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Joyce Cooper | 100 m freestyle | 1:16.8 | 1:14.0 | 1:13.6 | ![]() | ||
Jean McDowell | 1:14.0 | 1:15.6 | 1:13.8 | 4 | |||
Iris Tanner | 1:26.4 | 1:04.8 | Did not advance | ||||
Edith Mayne | 400 m freestyle | 6:10.4 | Unknown | Did not advance | |||
Cissie Stewart | 6:12.3 | 6:06.4 | 6:07.0 | 4 | |||
Iris Tanner | 6:11.0 | 6:09.0 | 6:11.6 | 6 | |||
Joyce Cooper | 100 m backstroke | 1:24.2 | — | 1:22.8 | ![]() | ||
Phyllis Harding | 1:27.8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Ellen King | 1:22.0 =WR | — | 1:22.2 | ![]() | |||
Dora Gibbs | 200 m breaststroke | Unknown | Did not advance | ||||
Mabel Hamblen | Unknown | Did not advance | |||||
Margery Hinton | Unknown | Did not advance | |||||
Joyce Cooper Iris Tanner Cissie Stewart Ellen King | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | 5:16.6 | 5:02.8 | ![]() |