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Field Hockey At The 1928 Summer Olympics
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, with 22 players per team. The "Fédération Internationale de Hockey" defined the amateur status as follows: An amateur is one who has never obtained any profit by practicing 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 traveling and hotel expenses, such an amount will be regarded as profit. Only a men's competition occurred that year, and nine nations competed: Czechoslovakia withdrew before the draw. Results Divisions Division A ---- ---- ---- ---- Div ...
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Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)
The Olympic Stadium (Dutch: ''Olympisch Stadion'', ) is a sporting venue which was used as the main stadium for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The venue is currently used mostly for athletics, other sports events and concerts. When completed, the stadium had a capacity of 31,600. Following the completion of the rival De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam in 1937, the Amsterdam authorities increased the capacity of the Olympic Stadium to 64,000 by adding a second ring to the stadium. In 1987 the stadium was listed as a national monument. AFC Ajax used the Olympic Stadium for international games until 1996, when the Amsterdam Arena, since 2018 renamed Johan Cruyff Arena, was completed. Renovation started in 1996, and the stadium was refurbished into the original construction of 1928. The second ring of 1937 was removed, reducing capacity to 22,288, and the stadium was made suitable for track and field competitions again. Since 2005, the stadium is home to a sports museum, the ...
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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), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... Born to Thomas Henry Seaman, a police inspector, and his wife Martha Ann (O'Connor) Seaman, he later became a customs officer in British India. Frederick Seaman and his family left India after its independence in 1947, settling in Pennsylvania. He died at Hershey, Pennsylvania in 2004, age 94. References External links * * 1906 births 2000 deaths Field hockey players from Allahabad Olympic field hockey players for India Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Indian male field hockey players Olympic gold medalists for India Angl ...
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Paul Van De Rovaart
Paulus ("Paul") van de Rovaart (January 24, 1904 in Utrecht – November 24, 1995 in Ommen) was a Dutch 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, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all four matches as forward and scored two goals. External links * Paul van de Rovaart at databaseOlympics.com 1904 births 1995 deaths Dutch male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Utrecht (city) Field hockey players from Utrecht (province) Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-c ...
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Hockey Match Between France And The Netherlands At The 1928 Summer Olympics 01
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers of players, apparel and, notably, playing surface, they share broad characteristics of two teams playing against each other to propel a ball or disk into a goal with a stick. There are many types of hockey. Some games make the use of skates, either wheeled, or bladed while others do not. In order to help make the distinction between these various games, the word "hockey" is often preceded by another word i.e. " field hockey", " ice hockey", " roller hockey", " rink hockey", or " floor hockey". In each of these sports, two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre the object of play, either a type of ball or a disk (such as a puck), into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick. Two notable exceptions use a straight stick and ...
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Konrad Fehr
The field hockey tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the fifth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. All games took place either in the Hockey Stadion or on the Hockey Stadion Field No.2. Both of the field hockey grounds were near the Olympic Stadium located on the Reichssportfeld. The competition was held from 4 August 1936 to 15 August 1936. The field hockey matches saw a total attendance of 184,103 and 157,531 tickets were sold. The Indian team scored 38 goals, but only 1 goal was scored against them. British India were the Gold medalists. Only a men's competition occurred that year. Medal summary Note: ThInternational Olympic Committee medal databaseshows also only these players as medalists. They all played at least one match during the tournament. The reserve players are not listed as medalists. Squads Results Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- Classification round ---- ...
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André Seeldrayers
André Seeldrayers was a Belgian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ..., and finished in fourth place. References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Belgian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ...
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Yvon Baudoux
Yvon Baudoux (1896 – 1971) was a Belgian field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... References External links * 1896 births 1971 deaths Belgian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ...
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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, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... In 1928 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. References External links * Michael Gateley's profile at Sports Reference.com 1904 births Year of death missing Olympic field hockey players of India Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Indian male field hockey players Olympic gold medalists for India Anglo-Indian people Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Delhi {{India-Olympic-medalist-stub ...
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Émile Vercken
Émile Vercken (born 22 February 1903, date of death unknown) was a Belgian track and field athlete and 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, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... He was a member of the Belgian field hockey team which finished fourth in the 1928 Olympic tournament. He played one match as forward and scored one goal. At the same Olympics he also participated as track and field athlete and was part of the Belgian relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4x100 metre relay event. External links * profile 1902 births Year of death missing Belgian male sprinters Belgian male field hockey players Olympic athletes of Belgium Olympic field hockey players of Belgium Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 ...
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Louis Diercxsens
Louis Diercxsens (28 September 1898 – 21 April 1992) was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... In 1920 he was a member of the Belgian field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. Eight years later he finished fourth with the Belgian team at the 1928 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches as forward and scored four goals. References External links * 1898 births 1992 deaths Belgian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Field hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the ...
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Paul Delheid
Paul Charles Delheid (9 December 1909 – 6 July 1987 at Opprebais, Walloon Brabant, Belgium) was a Belgian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German language, German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German language, German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympi .... He was a member of the Belgian field hockey team which finished fourth in the 1928 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches as forward and scored one goal. Eight years later he was part of the Belgian team which was eliminated in the first round of the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played all three matches. External links * profile 1909 births Year of death missing Belgian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1 ...
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Hubert Lichteneckert
Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and metalworkers. People with the given name Hubert This is a small selection of articles on people named Hubert; for a comprehensive list see instead . * Hubert Aaronson (1924–2005), F. Mehl University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University *Hubert Adair (1917–1940), World War II Royal Air Force pilot *Hubert Boulard, a French comics creator who is unusually credited as "Hubert" * Hubert Brasier (1917–1981), a Church of England clergyman, more famously the father of UK Prime Minister Theresa May * Hubert Buchanan (born 1941), a United States Air Force captain and fighter pilot *Hubert Chevis (1902–1931), a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery of the British Army who died of strychnine poisoning in June 1931 * Hubert Davies, British playwright and ...
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