Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's singles

The men's individual skating event was held as part of the figure skating 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. The competition was held from Tuesday, 14 February to Friday, 17 February 1928. Seventeen figure skaters from ten nations competed.[1]

Men's singles
at the II Olympic Winter Games
VenueSt. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Dates14–17 February
Competitors17 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gillis Grafström
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Willy Böckl
 Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert van Zeebroeck
 Belgium
← 1924
1932 →

Results

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Gillis Grafström successfully defended his 1920 and 1924 title again with Austrian Willy Böckl finishing in second place as four years earlier. Another Austrian Karl Schäfer finished fourth in this event. He went on to win gold medals in the next two consecutive Olympic Games.

 
Gillis Grafström during the compulsory figures
 
Willy Böckl during the compulsory figures
 
Werner Rittberger during the compulsory figures
Rank Name Nation CF FS Total points Places
1 Gillis Grafström   Sweden 1 1 1630.75 12
2 Willy Böckl   Austria 2 2 1625.50 13
3 Robert van Zeebroeck   Belgium 3 3 1542.75 27
4 Karl Schäfer   Austria 6 4 1463.75 35
5 Josef Slíva   Czechoslovakia 5 5 1469.00 36
6 Marcus Nikkanen   Finland 4 8 1480.00 46
7 Pierre Brunet   France 7 7 1447.75 50
8 Ludwig Wrede   Austria 10 6 1368.75 53
9 John Page   Great Britain 8 11 1424.00 62
10 Roger Turner   United States 9 12 1363.50 67
11 Sherwin Badger   United States 13 9 1324.00 73
12 Paul Franke   Germany 14 10 1326.00 76
13 Montgomery Wilson   Canada 11 16 1345.00 92
14 Ian Bowhill   Great Britain 15 14 1202.25 101
15 Nathaniel Niles   United States 16 13 1154.25 103
16 Jack Eastwood   Canada 17 15 1136.25 106
WD Werner Rittberger   Germany 12

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Judges:

References

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  1. ^ "Figure Skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics: Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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