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competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics

1928 Winter Olympics

The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...

in St. Moritz

St. Moritz

St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Clifford Grey Clifford Grey Clifford Grey was an English songwriter, actor, librettist and Olympic medalist. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray, Tippi Gray, Tippi Grey, Tippy Gray and Tippy Grey.As a writer, Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and... Geoffrey Mason Geoffrey Mason Geoffrey Travers Mason was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Rumford, Rhode Island.-References:* *... Richard Parke Richard Parke Richard Averell Parke was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... Nion Tocker Nion Tocker Nion Robert Tocker, Sr. was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He was born in Sacramento, California and died in San Francisco, California.-References:* * *...	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the five man event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1928.-Medalists:-Results:-Participating nations:...	Men's five-man Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the five man event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1928.-Medalists:-Results:-Participating nations:...
		Skeleton Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the...	Men's individual Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the...
	David Granger David Granger (bobsleigh) David Granger was an American bobsledder and businessman who competed in the late 1920s. He won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in New York City.... Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton was an American bobsled and skeleton racer who competed in the late 1920s. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he won two medals with a gold in the men's skeleton event and a silver in the five-man bobsleigh competition... Lyman Hine Lyman Hine Lyman Northrop Hine was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*... Jay O'Brien Jay O'Brien Jay James O'Brien was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 1932 and a silver in the five-man event at St...	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the five man event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1928.-Medalists:-Results:-Participating nations:...	Men's five-man Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the five man event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1928.-Medalists:-Results:-Participating nations:...
		Skeleton Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the...	Men's individual Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the...
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, February 14, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928....	Ladies' singles Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Ladies' singles The ladies's individual figure skating event was held as part of the figure skating programme at the 1928 Winter Olympics. It was the fourth appearance of the event, which had previously been held at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920 and was also part of the first Winter Games in 1924...
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, four speed skating events were scheduled, all for men, but medals were only awarded for three events, because the 10.000 m event was not completed. The Allround event, which was only organized in 1924, was removed from the program...	Men's 500 metres Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, February 13, 1928.Thirty-three speed skaters from 14 nations competed.-Medalists:-Records:...

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
USA-1	Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton was an American bobsled and skeleton racer who competed in the late 1920s. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he won two medals with a gold in the men's skeleton event and a silver in the five-man bobsleigh competition... David Granger David Granger (bobsleigh) David Granger was an American bobsledder and businessman who competed in the late 1920s. He won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in New York City.... Lyman Hine Lyman Hine Lyman Northrop Hine was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*... Jay O'Brien Jay O'Brien Jay James O'Brien was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 1932 and a silver in the five-man event at St... Thomas Doe Thomas Doe Thomas Bartwell Doe, Jr. was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Hendersonville, North Carolina.-References:**...	Five-man	1:42.3	8	1:38.7	1	3:21.0
USA-2	Billy Fiske Billy Fiske William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III was the 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsled driver and, following Jimmy Davies, was one of the first American pilots killed in action in World War II... Nion Tocker Nion Tocker Nion Robert Tocker, Sr. was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He was born in Sacramento, California and died in San Francisco, California.-References:* * *... Geoffrey Mason Geoffrey Mason Geoffrey Travers Mason was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Rumford, Rhode Island.-References:* *... Clifford Grey Clifford Grey Clifford Grey was an English songwriter, actor, librettist and Olympic medalist. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray, Tippi Gray, Tippi Grey, Tippy Gray and Tippy Grey.As a writer, Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and... Richard Parke Richard Parke Richard Averell Parke was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *...	Five-man	1:38.9	1	1:41.6	5	3:20.5

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
18 km	Rolf Monsen Rolf Monsen Rolf Monsen was an American skier, born in Oslo, Norway. He competed in ski jumping, cross country skiing and Nordic combined. His best Olympic result was at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where he placed sixth in ski jumping....	2'48:00	45
	Charles Proctor	2'35:00	44
	Anders Haugen Anders Haugen Anders Haugen was an American ski jumper who won four national ski jumping championships. He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz....	2'30:30	43

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Nathaniel Niles Nathaniel Niles (figure skater) Nathaniel William Niles was an American figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating, and ice dancing between 1914 and 1932.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Brookline, Massachusetts....	Men's singles	16	13	103	1154.25	15
Sherwin Badger Sherwin Badger Sherwin Campbell Badger was an American figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. He earned the men's titles at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from 1920 through 1924. He also captured the pairs gold medal with partner Beatrix Loughran three times, and the pair won the silver medal...		13	9	73	1324.00	11
Roger Turner Roger Turner Roger Felix Turner was an American figure skater.He was born in Milton, Massachusetts and died in Walpole, Massachusetts....		9	12	67	1363.50	10

Women

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Places	Points	Final rank
Theresa Blanchard	Women's singles	9	13	77	1970.25	10
Maribel Vinson		3	6	32	2224.50	4
Beatrix Loughran Beatrix Loughran Beatrix S. Loughran was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating . She is a six-time National champion...		4	4	28	2254.52

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Score	Final rank
Theresa Blanchard Nathaniel Niles Nathaniel Niles (figure skater) Nathaniel William Niles was an American figure skater who competed in single skating, pair skating, and ice dancing between 1914 and 1932.He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Brookline, Massachusetts....	79.5	69.00	9
Beatrix Loughran Beatrix Loughran Beatrix S. Loughran was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. She is the only American to win three Olympic medals in figure skating . She is a six-time National champion... Sherwin Badger Sherwin Badger Sherwin Campbell Badger was an American figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. He earned the men's titles at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from 1920 through 1924. He also captured the pairs gold medal with partner Beatrix Loughran three times, and the pair won the silver medal...	43	87.50	4

Nordic combined

Events:

• 18 km cross-country skiing
• normal hill ski jumping

The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event

Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics

At the 1928 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, February 17, 1928.-Medal summary:...

 of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athlethes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes that could represent a country per event.

The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.

Athlete	Event	Cross-country			Ski Jumping				Total
		Time	Points	Rank	Distance 1	Distance 2	Total points	Rank	Points	Rank
Rolf Monsen Rolf Monsen Rolf Monsen was an American skier, born in Oslo, Norway. He competed in ski jumping, cross country skiing and Nordic combined. His best Olympic result was at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where he placed sixth in ski jumping....	Individual	DNF	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNF	–
Charles Proctor		2'35:00	0.000	28	47.0	51.5	14.417	15	7.208	26
Anders Haugen Anders Haugen Anders Haugen was an American ski jumper who won four national ski jumping championships. He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz....		2'30:30	0.000	27	51.0	49.0	14.895	13	7.447	25

Skeleton

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jack Heaton	1:01.4	2	1:00.4	2	1:01.4	2	3:02.8
Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton was an American bobsled and skeleton racer who competed in the late 1920s. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he won two medals with a gold in the men's skeleton event and a silver in the five-man bobsleigh competition...	1:00.2	1	1:00.2	1	1:01.0	1	3:01.8

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1 (Dist.)	Jump 2 (Dist.)	Total
				Points	Rank
Charles Proctor	Normal hill	49.0	56.0	15.583	14
Anders Haugen Anders Haugen Anders Haugen was an American ski jumper who won four national ski jumping championships. He competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz....		51.0	53.0	15.291	18
Rolf Monsen Rolf Monsen Rolf Monsen was an American skier, born in Oslo, Norway. He competed in ski jumping, cross country skiing and Nordic combined. His best Olympic result was at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, where he placed sixth in ski jumping....		53.0	59.5	16.687	6

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Valentine Bialas Valentine Bialas Valentine Bialas was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics, in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics....	46.5	17
	Irving Jaffee Irving Jaffee Irving Warren Jaffee was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with his compatriot Jack Shea.-Early life:Jaffee, who was Jewish, was born to Jewish parents who had emigrated from Russia in 1896...	45.2	11
	Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....	44.9	10
	John Farrell John Farrell (speed skating) John O'Neil Farrell was an American speed skater and speed skating coach.John Farrell participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz. On the 500 m, he skated in the first pair and promptly set a new Olympic record with a time of 43.6 seconds, breaking Charles Jewtraw's old record of...	43.6
1500 m	John Farrell John Farrell (speed skating) John O'Neil Farrell was an American speed skater and speed skating coach.John Farrell participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz. On the 500 m, he skated in the first pair and promptly set a new Olympic record with a time of 43.6 seconds, breaking Charles Jewtraw's old record of...	2:26.8	8
	Irving Jaffee Irving Jaffee Irving Warren Jaffee was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with his compatriot Jack Shea.-Early life:Jaffee, who was Jewish, was born to Jewish parents who had emigrated from Russia in 1896...	2:26.7	7
	Valentine Bialas Valentine Bialas Valentine Bialas was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics, in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics....	2:26.3	6
	Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....	2:25.9	5
5000 m	John Farrell John Farrell (speed skating) John O'Neil Farrell was an American speed skater and speed skating coach.John Farrell participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz. On the 500 m, he skated in the first pair and promptly set a new Olympic record with a time of 43.6 seconds, breaking Charles Jewtraw's old record of...	9:29.2	17
	Eddie Murphy Eddie Murphy Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....	9:19.5	14
	Valentine Bialas Valentine Bialas Valentine Bialas was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics, in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics....	9:06.3	6
	Irving Jaffee Irving Jaffee Irving Warren Jaffee was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with his compatriot Jack Shea.-Early life:Jaffee, who was Jewish, was born to Jewish parents who had emigrated from Russia in 1896...	9:01.3	4