India at the 1928 Summer Olympics

India at the; 1928 Summer Olympics
	Flag of India
IOC code	IND
NOC	Indian Olympic Association
Website	www.olympic.ind.in
in Amsterdam
Competitors	21 in 2 sport
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
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India competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The men's field hockey team won the gold medal, beginning a streak that continued through the 1956 Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	India men's national field hockey team Richard Allen Dhyan Chand Michael Gateley William Goodsir-Cullen Leslie Hammond Feroze Khan Santosh Manglani George Marthins Rex Norris Broome Pinniger Michael Rocque Frederic Seaman Ali Shaukat Jaipal Singh Kher Singh Gill	Field hockey		May 26

Seven athletespresed India in 1928. Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
R. Burns	100 m	Unknown	6	Did not advance
R. Burns	200 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
James Hall	200 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
James Hall	400 m	Unknown	2 Q	Unknown	4 Q	Did not advance
J. Murphy	800 m	N/A		Unknown	7	Did not advance
Gurbachan Singh	5000 m	N/A				Did not finish		Did not advance
Chavan Singh	10000 m	N/A						Did not finish
S. Abdul Hamid	110 m hurdles	Unknown	4	N/A		Did not advance
S. Abdul Hamid	400 m hurdles	Unknown	6	N/A		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Dalip Singh	Long Jump	6.45	37	Did not advance

Indian hockey players holding the Star of India flag, 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.

The Indian hockey team in a match, 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	4	0	26	0	+26	8	Gold medal match
2	Belgium	4	3	1	8	9	−1	6	Bronze medal match
3	Denmark	4	2	2	5	8	−3	4
4	Switzerland	4	1	3	2	11	−9	2
5	Austria	4	0	4	1	14	−13	0

Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 685

17 May 1928

India	6 – 0	Austria
Chand (3) Marthins (2) Shaukat (1)

Umpires:
Ch. Roux (FRA)
F. Schiff (NED)

18 May 1928

India	9 – 0	Belgium
Seaman (2) Marthins (1) Khan (5) Chand (1)

Umpires:
W. Simon (GER)
T. Evekink (NED)

20 May 1928

India	5 – 0	Denmark
Marthins (1) Chand (3) Seaman (1)

Umpires:
R. Jassoy (GER)
J. Daubresse (FRA)

22 May 1928

India	6 – 0	Switzerland
Marthins 6' Chand 26', 53', 55', 65' Gateley ??'

Umpires:
P. Reinberg (GER)
M. Masip Ubis (ESP)

26 May 1928

India	3 – 0	Netherlands
Chand (3)

Umpires:
W. Simon (GER), R. Liégeois (BEL)