# 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | +26 | 8 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Belgium | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Bronze medal match |
| 3 | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |
* 17 May 1928 15:50
| Switzerland | 1–2 | Denmark |
| Loubert ?' | Report | Husted 16' Holst ?' |
* Umpires: L. J. Quarles van Ufford (NED) M. J. Vandekerckhove (BEL)
* 17 May 1928 17:00
| India | 6–0 | Austria |
| Chand 4', 6', ?', ?' Shaukat ?' Gateley ?' | Report | |
* Umpires: Ch. Roux (FRA) F. Schiff (NED)
* 18 May 1928 16:30
| India | 9–0 | Belgium |
| Seaman 5', 55' Marthins 19' Khan 28', 29', 36', ?', ?' Chand 31' | Report | |
* Umpires: W. Simon (GER) T. Evekink (NED)
* 18 May 1928 19:00
| Denmark | 3–1 | Austria |
| Holst 4', 6' Heilbuth 34' | Report | Lichteneckert ?' |
* Umpires: A. Broese van Croenou (NED) R. Jassoy (GER)
* 20 May 1928 16:00
| Belgium | 3–0 | Switzerland |
| Delheid 15' Diercxsens 34' Vercken 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: A. Broese van Croenou (NED) F. Schiff (NED)
* 20 May 1928 16:00
| India | 5–0 | Denmark |
| Chand 4', 26', 51', 54' Seaman 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: R. Jassoy (GER) J. Daubresse (FRA)
* 22 May 1928 15:00
| India | 6–0 | Switzerland |
| Marthins 6' Chand 26', 53', 55', 65' Gateley ?' | Report | |
* Umpires: P. Reinberg (GER) M. Masip Ubis (ESP)
* 22 May 1928 19:00
| Belgium | 4–0 | Austria |
| Diercxsens ?', ?', ?' Baudoux 68' | Report | |
* Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) B. Turnbull (IND)
* 24 May 1928 16:00
| Denmark | 0–1 | Belgium |
| | Report | Seeldrayers 60' |
* Umpires: W. Simon (GER) R. Be-Cavin (SUI)
* 24 May 1928 18:00
| Switzerland | 1-0 | Austria |
| Fehr ?' | Report | |
* Umpires: T. Evekink (NED) P. Regibo (BEL)

#### Division B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | Bronze medal match |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
* 17 May 1928 15:15
| Netherlands | 5–0 | France |
| Van de Rovaart 20' Tresling 23' Jannink 35', 37' Van der Veen 65' | Report | |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 5,500 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) E. de Cindric (HUN)
* 17 May 1928 19:30
| Germany | 5–1 | Spain |
| Hobein 6', 34' Boche 20' Müller 33' Haag 41' | Report | E. de Chávarri 40' |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,300 Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) P. Regibo (BEL)
* 19 May 1928 16:00
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Germany |
| Van de Rovaart 20' Van der Veen 32' | Report | Haag 7' |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 6,000 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) B. Turnbull (IND)
* 19 May 1928 19:00
| France | 2–1 | Spain |
| Rivière 38' Grimonprez 68' | Report | B. de Chávarri 29' |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 500 Umpires: C. Terrier (SUI) C. Ch. Geyl (NED)
* 22 May 1928 16:30
| Germany | 2–0 | France |
| Haag 10', 28' | Report | |
* Old Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 300 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) E. de Cindric (HUN)
* 23 May 1928 16:45
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Spain |
| Van der Veen 20' | Report | De Roig 63' |
* Old Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 2,750 Umpires: P. Regibo (BEL) R. Be-Cavin (SUI)

### Medal round
#### Bronze medal match

* 26 May 1928 14:00
| Germany | 3–0 | Belgium |
| Haag ?', ?', ?' | Report | |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 23,400 Umpires: B. Turnbull (IND) W. C. Ricketts (IND)

#### Gold medal match

* 26 May 1928 15:45
| India | 3–0 | Netherlands |
| Chand 15', 36' Marthins ?' | Report | |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 40,000 Umpires: w. Simon (GER) R. Liégeois (BEL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | India |
| | Netherlands |
| | Germany |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 5 | France |
| 7 | Switzerland |
| 7 | Spain |
| 9 | Austria |

### Goalscorers

There were 69 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
15 goals
* Dhyan Chand
7 goals
* Theodor Haag
5 goals
* Feroze Khan
4 goals
* Louis Diercxsens
3 goals
* Henning Holst
* George Marthins
* Frederic Seaman
* Robert van der Veen
2 goals
* Herbert Hobein
* Michael Gateley
* Gerrit Jannink
* Paul van de Rovaart
1 goal
* H. Lichtneckert
* Yvon Baudoux
* Paul Delheid
* André Seeldrayers
* Émile Vercken
* Niels Heilbuth
* Erik Husted
* Félix Grimonprez
* Jacques Rivière
* Bruno Boche
* Herbert Müller
* Ali Shaukat
* Ab Tresling
* Bernabé de Chávarri
* Enrique de Chávarri
* Francisco de Roig
* Konrad Fehr
* J. Loubert

## Medal summary

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| India (IND) Richard Allen Dhyan Chand Michael Gateley William Goodsir-Cullen Leslie Hammond Feroze Khan George Marthins Rex Norris Broome Pinniger Michael Rocque Frederic Seaman Ali Shaukat Jaipal Singh (Captain) Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf Kehar 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 does not even show the Dutch players as competitors.