Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Men's field hockey
at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Dates	May 17 - May 26
Teams	9
Venue(s)	Olympisch Stadion, Old Stadion
Top three teams
Champions	India (1st title)
Runner-up	Netherlands
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	69 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dhyan Chand (14 goals)
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The 1928 Summer Olympics saw the third field Hockey tournament at Olympics. All games took place either in the new Olympisch Stadion or in the nearby Old Stadion. The field hockey tournament was held (together with football) in the first part of this Olympic games. All matches were played between Thursday, May 17 and Saturday, May 26, 1928.

The entry rules allowed one team from each country. And one team was allowed to include 22 players, which means two complete teams. The "Fédération Internationale de Hockey" defined the amateur status as follows: An amateur is one who has never obtained any profit by practising the sport, neither directly or indirectly. If a player or an official accepts from club, association, or federation an amount exceeding what is strictly necessary for travelling and hotel expenses, such an amount will be regarded as profit.

Only a men's competition occurred that year. Nine nations competed, after the retirement of Czechoslovakia.

Squads

Division A

 Austria

 Belgium

 Denmark

 India

  Switzerland

Division B

 France

 Germany

 Netherlands

The Dutch Hockey team

 Spain

Results

Divisions

Division A

Match of the Indian hockey team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
India	4	4	0	0	26	0	+26	8
Belgium	4	3	0	1	8	9	–1	6
Denmark	4	2	0	2	5	8	–3	4
Switzerland	4	1	0	3	2	11	–9	2
Austria	4	0	0	4	1	14	–13	0

17 May 1928 Switzerland   1 – 2  Denmark Husted (1) Holst (1) (1) Loubert Umpires: L. J. Quarles van Ufford (NED) M. J. Vandekerckhove (BEL)

17 May 1928 India  6 – 0  Austria Chand (3) Marthins (2) Shaukat (1) Umpires: Ch. Roux (FRA) F. Schiff (NED)

18 May 1928 Denmark  3 – 1  Austria Holst (2) Heilbuth (1) (1) Lichteneckert Umpires: A. Broese van Croenou (NED) R. Jassoy (GER)

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 Belgium  3 – 0   Switzerland Delheid (1) Diercxsens (1) Vercken (1) Umpires: A. Broese van Croenou (NED) F. Schiff (NED)

20 May 1928 India  5 – 0  Denmark Marthins (1) Chand (3) Seaman (1) Umpires: R. Jassoy (GER) J. Daubresse (FRA)

22 May 1928 Belgium  4 – 0  Austria Diercxsens (3) Baudoux (1) Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) B. Turnbull (IND)

22 May 1928 India  6 – 0   Switzerland Marthins  6' Chand  26', 53', 55', 65' Gateley  ??' Umpires: P. Reinberg (GER) M. Masip Ubis (ESP)

24 May 1928 Denmark  0 – 1  Belgium Seeldrayers  60' Umpires: W. Simon (GER) R. Be-Cavin (SUI)

24 May 1928 Austria  0 – 1   Switzerland Fehr  ??' Umpires: T. Evekink (NED) P. Regibo (BEL)

Division B

Match between France and the Netherlands

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Netherlands (NED)	3	2	1	0	8	2	5		X	2:1	5:0	1:1
2.	Germany (GER)	3	2	0	1	8	3	4		1:2	X	2:0	5:1
3.	France (FRA)	3	1	0	2	2	8	2		0:5	0:2	X	2:1
4.	Spain (ESP)	3	0	1	2	3	8	1		1:1	1:5	1:2	X

Matches - Division B

Division B
May 17	Olympisch Stadion (att. 5,500)	Netherlands (NED)	5	-	0	France (FRA)
	Teams:	Katte; de Waal, Tresling; Ankerman, Duson, Brand; Kop, Jannink, van de Rovaart, van der Veen, Visser 't Hooft	(3	-	0)	Salarnier; Chevalier, Peuchot; Simon, Prieur, Lachmann; Robin, Grimonprez, de Lévaque, Poussineau, Rivière
	Goals:	1:0 (20') van de Rovaart, 2:0 (23') Tresling, 3:0 (35') Jannink, 4:0 (37') Jannink, 5:0 (65') van der Veen
	Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL), E. de Cindric (HUN)
May 17	Olympisch Stadion (att. 1,300)	Germany (GER)	5	-	1	Spain (ESP)
	Teams:	Brunner; Proft, Wöltje; Irmer, Haag, Zander; Haverbeck, Müller, Boche, Hobein, Wollner	(4	-	0)	Isamat; Becerril, Argemí; M. Chávarri, Torres, Lobo; Caralt Mas, Caralt Vidal, E. Chávarri, B. Chávarri, Junquera
	Goals:	1:0 (6') Hobein, 2:0 (20') Boche, 3:0 Müller, 4:0 Hobein, 4:1 (40') E. Chávarri, 5:1 Haag
	Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND), P. Regibo (BEL)
May 19	Olympisch Stadion (att. 6,000)	Netherlands (NED)	2	-	1	Germany (GER)
	Teams:	Katte; de Waal, Tresling; Ankerman, Duson, Brand; Kop, Jannink, van de Rovaart, van der Veen, Visser 't Hooft	(2	-	1)	Brunner; Proft, Wöltje; Irmer, Heymann, Zander; Haverbeck, Müller, Boche, Hobein, Haag
	Goals:	0:1 (7') Wöltje, 1:1 (20') van de Rovaart, 2:1 (32') van der Veen
	Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL), B. Turnbull (IND)
May 19	Olympisch Stadion (att. 500)	France (FRA)	2	-	1	Spain (ESP)
	Teams:	Salarnier; Chevalier, Six; Simon, Prieur, Petitdidier; Robin, Grimonprez, Lanet, Poussineau, Rivière	(1	-	0)	Isamat; Becerril, Argemí; Goicochea, Torres, Lobo; Caralt Mas, Caralt Vidal, E. Chávarri, B. Chávarri, Rierola
	Goals:	0:1 (29') B. Chávarri, 1:1 (38') Rivière, 2:1 (70') Grimonprez
	Umpires: C. Terrier (SUI), C. Ch. Geyl (NED)
May 22	Old Stadium (att. 300)	Germany (GER)	2	-	0	France (FRA)
	Teams:	Brunner; Franzkowiak, Haußmann; Freyberg, Haag, Zander; Horn, Müller, Strantzen, Förstendorf, Kemmer	(2	-	0)	Salarnier; Chevalier, Peuchot; Simon, Prieur, Petitdidier; Robin, Grimonprez, Arlin, Poussineau, Rivière
	Goals:	1:0 (10') Müller, 2:0 (28') Haag
	Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL), E. de Cindric (HUN)
May 23	Old Stadium (att. 2,750)	Netherlands (NED)	1	-	1	Spain (ESP)
	Teams:	Katte; de Waal, Tresling; Ankerman, Duson, Brand; Kop, Jannink, van de Rovaart, van der Veen, Visser 't Hooft	(1	-	0)	Isamat; Becerril, Baguñá; Junquera, Torres, Lobo; de Roig, Caralt Vidal, E. Chávarri, B. Chávarri, Rierola
	Goals:	1:0 (20') van der Veen, 1:1 (63') de Roig
	Umpires: P. Regibo (BEL), R. Be-Cavin (SUI)

Bronze medal match

Bronze medal match
May 26	Olympisch Stadion (att. 23,400)	Germany (GER)	3	-	0	Belgium (BEL)
	Teams:	Brunner; Proft, Wöltje; Freyberg, Haag, Zander; Horn, Müller, Boche, Hobein, Kemmer	(?	-	?)	Soubre; Wellens, Van der Straten; Goemaere, C. Baudoux, Adelot; Seeldrayers, Jastine, Delheid, Diercxsens, Y. Baudoux
	Goals:	1:0 Haag, 2:0 Haag, 3:0 Haag
	Umpires: B. Turnbull (IND), E. W. C. Ricketts (IND)
Gold medal match
May 26	Olympisch Stadion (att. 23,400)	India (IND)	3	-	0	Netherlands (NED)
	Teams:	Allen; Hammond, Rocque; Yusuf, Pinniger, Norris; Gateley, Marthins, Chand, Seaman, Goodsir-Cullen	(1	-	0)	Katte; de Waal, Tresling; Ankerman, Duson, Brand; Kop, Jannink, van de Rovaart, van der Veen, Visser 't Hooft
	Goals:	1:0 (15') Chand, 2:0 Chand, 3:0 Chand
	Umpires: W. Simon (GER), R. Liégeois (BEL)

Statistics

Scoring

A total of 31 players scored 69 goals in the 18 matches.

Place	Name	Nation	Goals
1.	Dhyan Chand	India (IND)	14
2.	Feroze Khan	India (IND)	5
	George Marthins	India (IND)	5
	Theodor Haag	Germany (GER)	5
5.	Louis Diercxsens	Belgium (BEL)	4
6.	Frederic Seaman	India (IND)	3
	Henning Holst	Denmark (DEN)	3
	Robert van der Veen	Netherlands (NED)	3
9.	Gerrit Jannink	Netherlands (NED)	2
	Herbert Hobein	Germany (GER)	2
	Paul van de Rovaart	Netherlands (NED)	2
	Herbert Müller	Germany (GER)	2
13.	Ab Tresling	Netherlands (NED)	1
	Erik Husted	Denmark (DEN)	1
	J. Loubert	Switzerland (SUI)	1
	Ali Shaukat	India (IND)	1
	Bruno Boche	Germany (GER)	1
	Enrique de Chávarri Rodríguez Codes	Spain (ESP)	1
	Niels Heilbuth	Denmark (DEN)	1
	H. Lichtneckert	Austria (AUT)	1
	Heinz Wöltje	Germany (GER)	1
	Bernabé de Chávarri Rodríguez Codes	Spain (ESP)	1
	Jacques Rivière	France (FRA)	1
	Félix Grimonprez	France (FRA)	1
	Paul Delheid	Belgium (BEL)	1
	Émile Vercken	Belgium (BEL)	1
	Maurice Gateley	India (IND)	1
	Yvon Baudoux	Belgium (BEL)	1
	Francisco de Roig Ventura	Spain (ESP)	1
	André Seeldrayers	Belgium (BEL)	1
	Konrad Fehr	Switzerland (SUI)	1

Medal summary

Gold	Silver	Bronze
India (IND) Richard Allen Dhyan Chand Maurice Gateley William Goodsir-Cullen Leslie Hammond Feroze Khan George Marthins Rex Norris Broome Pinniger Michael Rocque Frederic Seaman Ali Shaukat Jaipal Singh Sayed Yusuf Kher Singh Gill	Netherlands (NED) Jan Ankerman Jan Brand Rein de Waal Emile Duson Gerrit Jannink Adriaan Katte August Kop Ab Tresling Paul van de Rovaart Robert van der Veen Haas Visser 't Hooft C. J. J. Hardebeck T. F. Hubrecht G. Leembruggen H. J. L. Mangelaar Meertens Otto Muller von Czernicki W. J. van Citters C. J. van der Hagen Tonny van Lierop J. J. van Tienhoven van den Bogaard J. M. van Voorst van Beest N. Wenholt	Germany (GER) Bruno Boche Georg Brunner Heinz Förstendorf Erwin Franzkowiak Werner Freyberg Theodor Haag Hans Haußmann Kurt Haverbeck Aribert Heymann Herbert Hobein Fritz Horn Karl-Heinz Irmer Herbert Kemmer Herbert Müller Werner Proft Gerd Strantzen Rolf Wollner Heinz Wöltje Erich Zander Fritz Lincke Heinz Schäfer Kurt Weiß

Note: The players above the line played at least one game in this tournament, the players below the line were probably only squad members. Nevertheless, the International Olympic Committee medal database exclusively credits them all as medalists. If or why they could have received medals is uncertain. However the National Olympic Committee of the Netherlands did not even show the Dutch players as competitors.

References

• Netherlands Olympic Committee (1928). "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928 - Official Report" (pdf). Amsterdam J. H. de Bussy, Ltd. 
• International Olympic Committee medal database
• Wudarski (Polish)

Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
Tournaments	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 men women 1984 men women 1988 men women 1992 men women 1996 men women 2000 men women 2004 men women 2008 men women 2012 men women 2016 men women
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