India at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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NOC	Indian Olympic Association
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in Amsterdam
Competitors	22 in 2 sports
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 George Marthins Rex Norris Broome Pinniger Michael Rocque Frederic Seaman Ali Shaukat Jaipal Singh Kher Singh Gill Sayed Yusuf	Field hockey		May 26

Athletics

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
Ronald Burns	100 m	Unknown	6	did not advance
Ronald 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	5	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

The following is the India roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Pos	Team v t e	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
17:00

India	6–0	Austria
Chand 4', 6', ?', ?' Shaukat ?' Gateley ?'	Report

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

18 May 1928
16:30

India	9–0	Belgium
Seaman 5', 55' Marthins 19' Khan 28', 29', 36', ?', ?' Chand 31'	Report

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

20 May 1928
16:00

India	5–0	Denmark
Chand 4', 26', 51', 54' Seaman 65'	Report

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

22 May 1928
15:00

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

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

26 May 1928
15:45

India	3–0	Netherlands
Chand 15', 36' Marthins ?'	Report

Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
Attendance: 40,000
Umpires:
w. Simon (GER)
R. Liégeois (BEL)

Kolkata man DD Mulji took part in swimming event as first Indian Olympic swimmer.