All the best photo and video highlights of Hockey at the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Games Olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete. Canada, represented by the Conn Smythe-coached Toronto Varsity Blues, won its third consecutive gold medal.Highest finishing European team Sweden won the silver medal and its third … As vice-captain of the Indian side in 1928, he led the team in the final after Jaipal Singh Munda left the team and is often considered the best centre-half in the world of his time. 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. 19 Feb 1928: General view of the Ice Skating rink during the Ice Hockey match between Canada and Switzerland at the 1928 Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Item title reads - Ice Hockey at the world's winter playground. That meant India could participate at the 1928 Summer Olympic Games. The sport returned to the Olympic fold after eight years, having last been played at Antwerp 1920. Canada won the match 13-0 and went on to win the gold medal, Switzerland won the bronze. The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, was the 3rd Olympic Championship, also serving as the 3rd World Championships and the 13th European Championships. Javascript must … Hockey returned at the Olympics after 1920 Antwerp Games – after a hiatus of eight years. As a result, we had not the good fortune to enjoy the Olympic atmosphere, the solemn rituals of the opening ceremony, the subsequent thrills and excitement. Men's Olympics Hockey Games Played on February 18, 1928. Switzerland. It was at the insistence of the newly-formed Indian Hockey Federation (IH The 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, when India won the gold, was the country's first step towards ascending the hockey throne. There, they beat Sweden, Great Britain, and hosts Switzerland by a combined score of 38-0 over 3 games. Amsterdam 1928. level 2 Sports Reference; Baseball; Football; Basketball; Hockey; Fútbol; Blog; Stathead; ... Men's Olympics Hockey Games Played on February 18, 1928. Born in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the midfielder was part of the first two Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams in 1928 and 1932. Unlike the present series of Olympic Games, the 1928 hockey was played in May, although the actual Olympic ceremony and other events took place according to schedule towards the end of July. *The 1928 Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland were the third Olympic games in which hockey was an official sport, but deemed Winter II Games. The Games saw the emergence of a certain wizard who went by the name of Dhyan Chand, though his genius was yet to be discovered. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in the 1928 Olympic Games at Amsterdam. The India men's national field hockey team was the first non-European team to be a part of the International Hockey Federation. In the 1928 Olympics, Canada was so dominant that they received a bye into the medal round. (1st hockey appearance in Olympics was in VII Summer Games in 1920).No Minnesota born hockey native was featured in the 1924 Olympics.To field the best possible team the Americans had General Douglas MacArthur pick the hockey team. Berlin beat Oxford University by 4-2 goals in fast and thrilling game.