List of 1928 Winter Olympics medal winners
The 1928 Winter Olympics, referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the II Olympic Winter Games, were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, from February 11 through February 18, 1928. A total of 464 athletes from 25 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these Games. Overall, 14 events were contested in 8 disciplines. Athletes competed in skeleton for the first time, but unlike the previous Olympic Games there was no curling competition and military patrol was a demonstration event rather than a medal event.[1][2] Both men and women competed in these Games, although women were only allowed to compete in the figure skating ladies' singles and pairs events.[3]
Eighty-three individual athletes won medals, but the ones representing Norway far surpassed their competitors in the medal count, winning fifteen medals to the six won by the nearest NOC, the United States. The only three other NOCs that had medalists in more than one event were Sweden, Finland, and Austria. Twelve of the 25 participating NOCs secured at least one medal, and among these, six NOCs won at least one gold medal.[4]
Sonja Henie of Norway won the gold medal in the women's individual figure skating competition, the first of three consecutive Winter Olympics where she would do so. She was only 15 years old when she competed at the 1928 Games, setting the record for the youngest person to win an Olympic medal, a record she held for 74 years. Competing with an injured knee, Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafström won the men's individual competition for the third consecutive Winter Games. In the 50–km cross-country skiing competition, Swedish athletes took all three medals. Per-Erik Hedlund won the race, which took place during unusual weather conditions (temperatures rose from 0 to 25 °C [32 to 77 °F]), by a span of 13 minutes.[1] Norwegian speed skater Bernt Evensen topped the medal count, winning one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. Four athletes won two medals each: Johan Grøttumsbråten and Ivar Ballangrud of Norway, Clas Thunberg of Finland, and Jennison Heaton of the United States. Both Grøttumsbråten and Thunberg were multiple medal winners in the previous Olympic Games as well.[4]
Bobsleigh
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-man |
 United States (USA)USA II Billy Fiske Clifford Gray Geoffrey Mason Richard Parke Nion Tocker |
United States (USA) USA I Thomas Doe David Granger Jennison Heaton Lyman Hine Jay O'Brien |
.svg.png){kind=small} Germany (GER)Germany II Hans Heß Sebastian Huber Hanns Kilian Valentin Krempl Hanns Nägle |
Cross-country skiing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 km |
 Johan GrøttumsbråtenNorway (NOR) |
Ole Hegge Norway (NOR) |
Reidar Ødegaard Norway (NOR) |
| 50 km |
 Per-Erik HedlundSweden (SWE) |
Gustaf Jonsson Sweden (SWE) |
Volger Andersson Sweden (SWE) |
Figure skating
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Gillis Grafström Sweden (SWE) |
 Willy BöcklAustria (AUT) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Robert van ZeebroeckBelgium (BEL) |
| Ladies' singles |
Sonja Henie Norway (NOR) |
Fritzi Burger Austria (AUT) |
Beatrix Loughran United States (USA) |
| Pairs |
 France (FRA)Andrée Joly Pierre Brunet |
Austria (AUT) Lilly Scholz Otto Kaiser |
Austria (AUT) Melitta Brunner Ludwig Wrede |
Ice hockey
Nordic combined
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual |
Johan Grøttumsbråten Norway (NOR) |
Hans Vinjarengen Norway (NOR) |
Jon Snersrud Norway (NOR) |
Skeleton
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual |
Jennison Heaton United States (USA) |
John Heaton United States (USA) |
 David CarnegieGreat Britain (GBR) |
Ski jumping
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual |
Alf Andersen Norway (NOR) |
Sigmund Ruud Norway (NOR) |
 Rudolf BurkertCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
Speed skating
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Bernt Evensen Norway (NOR) |
none awarded | John Farrell United States (USA) |
 Jaakko FrimanFinland (FIN) | |||
| Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) | |||
| Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) | |||
| 1500 metres |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Bernt Evensen Norway (NOR) |
Ivar Ballangrud Norway (NOR) |
| 5000 metres |
Ivar Ballangrud Norway (NOR) |
Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
Bernt Evensen Norway (NOR) |
| 10000 metres |
The competition was cancelled because of thawing ice. | ||
Statistics
Medal leaders
Athletes who won multiple medals are listed below.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grøttumsbråten, JohanJohan Grøttumsbråten | Norway (NOR) |
Cross-country skiing & Nordic combined | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thunberg, ClasClas Thunberg | Finland (FIN) |
Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Evensen, BerntBernt Evensen | Norway (NOR) |
Speed skating | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Heaton, JennisonJennison Heaton | United States (USA) |
Skeleton & Bobsleigh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ballangrud, IvarIvar Ballangrud | Norway (NOR) |
Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
References
- General
- "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- Specific
- 1 2 "St. Moritz 1928". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ "Chamonix 1924". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ↑ Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- 1 2 "All the medalists since 1896". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
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