| Great Britain at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 | |
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as St. Moritz 1948, were a winter multi-sport event held from 30 January to 8 February 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936.
Canada competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. They won one gold medal, in ice hockey.
Canada competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Belgium competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Based on medal count, this was Great Britain's best ever performance at a Winter Olympic Games until the 2014 games were held in Sochi in Russia. On February 3, Great Britain won two medals on one day. This was not to be bettered until the 2018 games when 3 medals were won on one day.
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Austria competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Belgium competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Rudolf Burkert won the first Czechoslovak medal from the Winter Olympics. Libuše Veselá was the first Czechoslovak woman to take part in the Winter Olympics.
Finland competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Finland took home 4 medals, all in speed skating. These were won by Clas Thunberg, Julius Skutnabb, and Jaakko Friman. Finland also took second place in the Military Patrol, at that time classed as a demonstration event with no medals.
France competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Norway competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Norway ranked first in the total medal count, as they had in the inaugural 1924 Games.
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. The lone bronze medal won in men's ice hockey remains the lowest output by a host nation at a modern Olympic games.
Poland competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Hungary competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Germany competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Germany had not been invited to the inaugural 1924 Games.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. It was the second time that Switzerland had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1928 Winter Olympics, also in St. Moritz.
