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{{Infobox country at games
| NOC = IND
| NOCname = [[Indian Olympic Association]]
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1928
| flagcaption = Flag of India
| oldcode = 
|website = 
| location = [[Amsterdam]]
| competitors = 21 in 2 sports
| sports = 
| flagbearer = 
| rank = 24
| gold = 1
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials = 
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1900
| app_end_year = 
| summerappearances = 
| winterappearances = 
| seealso = 
}}
India competed at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] in [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands. It was the country's fourth [[India at the Summer Olympics|participation]] in the [[Summer Olympics]] its [[India at the 1900 Summer Olympics|debut]] at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]]. The Indian team consisted of 21 athletes and competed in two sports. India competed in the men's [[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|field hockey]] event for the first time in the history of the Games, and won the gold medal. It was the country's first gold medal, and the began a streak in the sport that continued through the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Games]].

== Background ==
In 1927, the provisional Indian Olympic Committee was recognized by the [[International Olympic Committee]] and formally became the [[Indian Olympic Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/india|title=India – National Olympic Committee (NOC)|work=[[International Olympic Committee]]|access-date=1 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326005433/https://www.olympic.org/india/|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The organization was formed to promote the development of sports in India, host the national games, and select teams for the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/national-games-india-olympics-history|title=History of National Games: India's homespun Olympics!|access-date=5 February 2023|archive-date=29 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221029071508/https://olympics.com/en/news/national-games-india-olympics-history|url-status=live|work=[[Olympics.com]]}}</ref>

India competed in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] held in [[Amsterdam]], Netherland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/editions/9|title=1928 Summer Olympics|work=[[Olympedia]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> It was the country's fourth [[India at the Summer Olympics|participation]] in the [[Summer Olympics]] after its [[India at the 1900 Summer Olympics|debut]] in the [[1900 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="India">{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/IND|title=India at the Olympics|work=[[Olympedia]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> The Indian team consisted of 21 athletes, who competed in two sports.<ref name="List">{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/IND/editions/9|title=India at the 1928 Summer Olympics|work=[[Olympedia]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> The [[Indian Hockey Federation]], which had been established earlier in 1925, sent the [[India men's national field hockey team|men's field hockey team]] to the 1928 Games for the first time.<ref name="Hockey">{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/india-hockey-team-won-first-olympic-games-gold-medal-1928-amsterdam|title=How Indian hockey cast a spell to win the 1928 Olympics gold|date=3 April 2021|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[Olympics.com]]|archive-date=21 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821103744/https://olympics.com/en/news/india-hockey-team-won-first-olympic-games-gold-medal-1928-amsterdam|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Medalists ==
[[File:India_hockey_team_1928.jpg|thumb|The Indian field hockey team that won the gold medal]]

{{further|1928 Summer Olympics medal table}}
The hockey team won India's first gold medal in the Olympics at the Games.<ref name="Hockey"/> This was the first gold medal won by any nation from Asia at the modern Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/india-hockey-team-won-first-olympic-games-gold-medal-1928-amsterdam|title=Indian hockey won the first Olympic gold medal at hockey in 1928 Amsterdam|access-date=11 August 2021|archive-date=23 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023153422/https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/india-hockey-team-won-first-olympic-games-gold-medal-1928-amsterdam|url-status=live|work=[[Olympics.com]]}}</ref> It began a winning streak in the sport that continued through the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/1928-olympics-indias-first-step-towards-ascending-hockey-throne/article3613550.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=19 August 2016|title=1928 Olympics: India's first step towards ascending hockey throne|date=7 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127162022/http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/1928-olympics-indias-first-step-towards-ascending-hockey-throne/article3613550.ece|archive-date=27 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| {{gold medal}} || [[India men's national field hockey team]]<br/>{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:22em|{{ubl|[[Richard Allen (field hockey)|Richard Allen]]|[[Dhyan Chand]]|[[Michael Gateley]]|[[William Goodsir-Cullen]]|[[Leslie Hammond]]|[[Feroze Khan (field hockey)|Feroze Khan]]|[[George Marthins]]|[[Rex Norris (field hockey)|Rex Norris]]|[[Broome Pinniger]]|[[Michael Rocque (field hockey)|Michael Rocque]]|[[Frederic Seaman]]|[[Ali Shaukat]]|[[Jaipal Singh]]|[[Sayed Yusuf]]}}}}
|colspan=2 align=center|[[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Field hockey]] ||  {{dts||5|26}}
|}

== Competitors ==
There were 21 athletes who took part in two sports.<ref name="List"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Competitors representing India
|-
! width=70|Sport
! width=40|Men
! width=40|Women
! width=4|Total
|-
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
| 7 || 0 || 7
|-
|align=left|[[Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|Field hockey]]
| 14 || 0 || 14 
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total !! 21 !! 0 !! 21
|}

==Athletics==
{{main article|Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}
Seven athletes represented India in athletics at the Games.<ref name="List"/>

;Men
;Track Events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heats
!colspan=2|Quarterfinals
!colspan=2|Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Ronald Burns (athlete)|Ronald Burns]]
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
|align=center| Unknown
|align=center| 6
|align=center colspan=6 rowspan=3 {{n/a|Did not advance}}
|-
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|align=center| Unknown
|align=center| 4
|-
|rowspan=2| [[James Hall (athlete)|James Hall]]
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|align=center| Unknown
|align=center| 4
|-
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]
|align=center| Unknown
|align=center| 2 '''Q'''
|align=center| Unknown
|align=center| 5
|align=cter colspan=4 rowspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}
|-
| [[J. Murphy (1928 Olympics)|J. Murphy]]
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 m]]
|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a}}
|align=center| Unknown
|align=center| 7
|-
| Gurbachan Singh
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|5000 m]]
|align=center colspan=4 {{n/a}}
|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not finish}}
|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}
|-
| [[Chavan Singh]]
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres|10000 m]]
|align=center colspan=6 {{n/a}}
|align=center colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not finish}}
|-
| rowspan=2| [[S. Abdul Hamid (athlete)|S. Abdul Hamid]]
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]]
|align=center| Unknown
|align=center| 4
|align=center colspan=2 rowspan=2 {{n/a}}
|align=center colspan=4 rowspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}
|-
| [[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]
|align=center| Unknown
|align=center| 6
|}
<small>Note: Ranks given are within the heat or particular round.</small>

;Field Events

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|[[Dalip Singh (athlete)|Dalip Singh]]
|align=left|[[Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long Jump]]
|6.45
|37
|colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not advance}}
|}

==Field hockey==
[[File:Indian_hockey_players_1928_Olympics.jpg|thumb|The Indian hockey players holding the flag at the Olympics]]
[[File:Indian hockey team 1928 Olympics match.jpg|thumb|The Indian hockey team during a match at the Olympics]]
{{main article|Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}

The [[Fédération Internationale de Hockey]] was established in 1926, and field hockey returned to the Olympic Programme for the 1928 Games after missing from the [[1924 Summer Olympics|previous Games]].<ref name="Event">{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/35519|title=Field hockey, 1928 Olympics|work=[[Olympedia]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> This was the first appearance of the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian hockey team]] at the Olympic Games.<ref name="Hockey"/> The Indian team, which was established only in 1926, did an international tour before the Games. During the tour, [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] and the constituent teams refused to play the Indian team. However, India beat Hockey Association XI consisting of multiple English internationals, and an Anglo-Scottish XI during the tour. Great Britain, who were the defending Olympic champions from the [[Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Games]], withdrew their entry to the Games, probably because of the possibility of losing to India, which was still a British dependency at that time.<ref name="Event"/>

The Indian team won all the four matches in the preliminary round, scoring 26 goals and not conceding a single goal. In the other group, [[Netherlands men's national field hockey team|Netherlands]] topped the table, after a 2-1 win over [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]].<ref name="Event"/> The hockey team won the country's only medal, a gold, after beating Netherlands in the finals at the [[Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam|Olympisch Stadion]].<ref name="Hockey"/>

;Roster
{{#lst:Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|IND}}

{{#lst:Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|A}}
{{#lst:Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|A2}}
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{{#lst:Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|A3}}
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{{#lst:Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|A6}}
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{{#lst:Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|A7}}
;Gold Medal Match
{{#lst:Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics|E2}}

==Swimming==
{{main|Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics}}

Dwarka Das Mulji qualified for three swimming events. He would have become the first Indian Olympic swimmer, however, he did not start the events.<ref name="List"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/922234|title=Dwarka Das Mulji|work=[[Olympedia]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.amateur-boxing.vip.interia.pl/Championships/OlympicGames2000.html Official Olympic Reports]
*[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]

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