| 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 |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | David Carnegie | Skeleton | Men's single event |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Bowhill | Men's singles | 15 | 14 | 101 | 1202.25 | 14 |
| Jack Page | 8 | 11 | 62 | 1424.00 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Shaw | Women's singles | 11 | 19 | 95 | 1900.00 | 14 |
| Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Lovett Proctor Burman | 110.5 | 57.75 | 13 |
| Ethel Muckelt Jack Page | 61.5 | 79.00 | 7 |
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
| 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 |
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
