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Lambert Adelot (born 14 June 1898, date of death unknown) was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was a member of the Belgian field hockey team which finished fourth in the 1928 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches as halfback.
Eight years later he was part of the Belgian team which was eliminated in the first round of the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played all three matches.
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The field hockey tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics.
The field hockey tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the fifth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics.
Major Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded by many as the greatest field hockey player in world history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey. Dhyan Chand's influence extended beyond these victories, as India won the field hockey event in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964.
Field hockey made its debut at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition in the 1908 Games in London. It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games and was reintroduced in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
The India men's national field hockey team represents India in international field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the association Hockey India.
Belgium competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 187 competitors, 176 men and 11 women, took part in 90 events in 15 sports.
Unlike in most countries in Europe, sports in Luxembourg are not concentrated upon a particular national sport, but encompasses a number of sports, both team and individual. Despite the lack of a central sporting focus, over 100,000 people in Luxembourg, which has a total population of only 610,000, are licensed members of one sports federation or another.
Paul Loicq was a Belgian lawyer, businessman and ice hockey player, coach, referee and administrator. He played ice hockey for Belgium men's national ice hockey team and won four bronze medals from in 1910 to 1914. He was a leading supporter of the efforts to introduce ice hockey at the Olympic Games, and served on the organizing committee for ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics. After playing in the 1920 Olympics he served as president of the Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation from 1920 to 1935, and as president of the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LIHG) from 1922 to 1947, which was later known as the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). During his time as president the LIHG more than doubled its membership and welcomed the first national associations from Asia and Africa, and the LIHG began hosting its annual Ice Hockey World Championships in 1930. He was also an international ice hockey referee from 1924 to 1937 at the Olympic Games, the Ice Hockey World Championships and the Ice Hockey European Championships. He served in the Belgian Army during World War I and World War II, achieved the rank of colonel, and represented Belgium as legal counsel at the Nuremberg trials.
Henning Holst was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Copenhagen and died in Helleruplund, Gentofte.
Louis Diercxsens was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was a member of the Belgian field hockey team, which won the bronze medal.
Adolphe Joseph Henri Goemaere was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Paul Marie Imbault was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of Charles Imbault. In 1928 he was a squad member of the French team but did not play a match in the Olympic tournament. Eight years later he was a member of the French field hockey team, which finished fourth in the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played four matches as back.
Paul Charles Delheid was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Corneille "Cornelis" Henri Albert Wellens was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Jens Otto Busch was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Guy Camille James Chevalier was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Félix Grimonprez was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Georges Marcel Lachmann was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Adolf Maximilian Fehr was a Swiss field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was part of the Swiss team which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. He played all four matches as halfback or forward. Eight years later he was a member of the Swiss team which was eliminated in the group stage of the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played all three matches as halfback or forward.
The following is the list of squads that took place in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics.