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.
| 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) | |
Medallists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze |
David Carnegie | Skeleton | Men's single event |
Bobsleigh
edit| 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 |
Figure skating
edit- Men
| 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 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Shaw | Women's singles | 11 | 19 | 95 | 1900.00 | 14 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Lovett Proctor Burman |
110.5 | 57.75 | 13 |
| Ethel Muckelt Jack Page |
61.5 | 79.00 | 7 |
Ice hockey
editGroup A
editThe 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
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| 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
|
Medal round
editThe 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
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| 4th |  Great Britain (GBR)
|
| Wilbert Brown Colin Carruthers Eric Carruthers Ross Cuthbert Bernard Fawcett Harold Greenwood Frederick Melland John Rogers Blaine Sexton William Speechly Victor Tait Charles Wyld |
Skeleton
edit| 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 |
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Speed skating
edit- Men
| 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 | |
References
edit- Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
- Olympic Winter Games 1928, full results by sports-reference.com