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competed at the

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. The men's

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team won the gold medal, beginning a streak that continued through the 1956 Games.

Medalists

Athletics

Seven athletespresed India in 1928. ''Ranks given are within the heat.'' ;Men ;Field Events

Hockey

* Richard Allen * Dhyan Chand *

Maurice Gateley Michael Anthony Gateley (13 June 1904 – ?) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, S ...

* William Goodsir-Cullen * Leslie Hammond *

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* George Marthins * Rex Norris *

Broome Pinniger Broome Eric Pinniger (28 December 1902 – 30 December 1996) was an Indian field hockey player. Life Pinniger competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was vice captain of the Indian field hockey team, ...

* Michael Rocque *

Frederic Seaman Frederick Stephen Seaman (January 2, 1906 – September 21, 2000) was an Indian field hockey player who won a gold medal as part of the Indian team in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), off ...

* Ali Shaukat *

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Sayed Yusuf Sayed Mohamed Yusuf (1895 – 8 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, ...

Kher Singh Gill Kher Singh Gill was an Indian field hockey player. He was part of the India hockey team that won gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the I ...

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Gold Medal Match

References

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

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