• Source: 1928 in sports

1928 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.




American football


NFL championship – Providence Steam Roller (8–1–2)
USC Trojans – college football national championship shared with Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets




Association football


England

The Football League – Everton 53 points, Huddersfield Town 51, Leicester City 48, Derby County 44, Bury 44, Cardiff City 44
FA Cup final – Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Huddersfield Town at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Germany

National Championship – Hamburger SV 5–2 Hertha BSC at Hamburg-Altona
Spain

La Liga (Primera División del España), a professional top football league of Spain, was officially founded on February 10.




Australian rules football


VFL Premiership

Collingwood wins the 32nd VFL Premiership: Collingwood 13.18 (96) d Richmond 9.9 (63) at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Brownlow Medal

The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Ivor Warne-Smith (Melbourne)




Bandy


Sweden

Championship final – IF Göta 5-3 IK Sirius




Baseball


World Series

4–9 October — New York Yankees (AL) defeats St. Louis Cardinals (NL) to win the 1928 World Series by 4 games to 0




Basketball


ABL Championship

New York Celtics over Fort Wayne Hoosiers (3–1)




Bobsleigh


Olympic Games (Men's Competition)

A 5-man bob event is held at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz.
The gold medal is won by USA II ahead of USA I (silver) and Germany II (bronze).




Boxing


Events

26 July — Gene Tunney's final fight is a 12th-round technical knockout of Tom Heeney in the Bronx; the World Heavyweight Championship becomes vacant until 1930
Lineal world champions

World Heavyweight Championship – Gene Tunney → vacant
World Light Heavyweight Championship – Tommy Loughran
World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker
World Welterweight Championship – Joe Dundee
World Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell
World Featherweight Championship – vacant → Tony Canzoneri → Andre Routis
World Bantamweight Championship – vacant
World Flyweight Championship – vacant




Canadian football


Grey Cup

16th Grey Cup – Hamilton Tigers 30–0 Regina Roughriders




Cricket


Events

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is inaugurated.
The West Indian team touring England in the 1928 season is the first to play Test cricket but is not very successful, losing all three Tests by an innings and winning only five out of 30 first-class matches.
England

County Championship – Lancashire
Minor Counties Championship – Berkshire
Most runs – Frank Woolley 3352 @ 60.94 (HS 198)
Most wickets – Tich Freeman 304 @ 18.05 (BB 9–104)
Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Leslie Ames, George Duckworth, Maurice Leyland, Sam Staples, Jack White
Australia

Sheffield Shield – Victoria
Most runs – Bill Ponsford 1217 @ 152.12 (HS 437)
Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 42 @ 27.40 (BB 8–57)
India

Bombay Quadrangular – Europeans
New Zealand

Plunket Shield – Wellington
South Africa

Currie Cup – not contested
West Indies

Inter-Colonial Tournament – Trinidad and Tobago




Cycling


Tour de France

Nicolas Frantz (Luxembourg) wins the 22nd Tour de France




Field hockey


Olympic Games (Men's Competition)

Gold Medal – India
Silver Medal – Netherlands
Bronze Medal – Germany




Figure skating


World Figure Skating Championships

World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway)
World Men's Champion – Willi Böckel (Austria)
World Pairs Champions – Andreé Joly-Brunet and Pierre Brunet (France)




Golf


Major tournaments

British Open – Walter Hagen
US Open – Johnny Farrell
USPGA Championship – Leo Diegel
Other tournaments

British Amateur – Philip Perkins
US Amateur – Bobby Jones




Horse racing


England

Champion Hurdle –Brown Jack
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Patron Saint
Grand National – Tipperary Tim
1,000 Guineas Stakes – Scuttle
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Flamingo
The Derby – Felstead
The Oaks – Toboggan
St. Leger Stakes – Fairway
Australia

Melbourne Cup – Statesman
Canada

King's Plate – Young Kitty
France

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Kantar
Ireland

Irish Grand National – Don Sancho
Irish Derby Stakes – Baytown
USA

Kentucky Derby – Reigh Count
Preakness Stakes – Victorian
Belmont Stakes – Vito




Ice hockey


Stanley Cup

5–14 April — New York Rangers defeats Montreal Maroons in the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals by 3 games to 2




Motorsport






Nordic skiing


Olympic Games (Men's Competition)

Cross-country skiing (18 km) – gold medal: Johan Grøttumsbråten (Norway)
Cross-country skiing (50 km) – gold medal: Per-Erik Hedlund (Sweden)
Ski jumping – gold medal: Alf Andersen (Norway)
Nordic combined – gold medal: Johan Grøttumsbråten (Norway)




Olympic Games


1928 Winter Olympics

The 1928 Winter Olympics takes place at St Moritz in Switzerland (February 11 - February 19)
Norway wins the most medals (15) and the most gold medals (6)
1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics takes place at Amsterdam (July 28 - August 12)
United States wins the most medals (56) and the most gold medals (22)




Radiosport


Events

First ever organised radio contest is held: the ARRL International Relay Party, sponsored by the American Radio Relay League




Rowing


The Boat Race

28 March — Cambridge wins the 80th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race




Rugby league


England

Championship – Swinton
Challenge Cup final – Swinton 5–3 Warrington at Central Park, Wigan
Lancashire League Championship – Swinton
Yorkshire League Championship – Leeds
Lancashire County Cup – Swinton 5–2 Wigan
Yorkshire County Cup – Dewsbury 8–2 Hull
Australia

NSW Premiership – South Sydney 26–5 Eastern Suburbs (grand final)




Rugby union


Five Nations Championship

41st Five Nations Championship series is won by England who complete the Grand Slam




Snooker


World Championship

2nd World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Fred Lawrence 16–13




Speed skating


Speed Skating World Championships

Men's All-round Champion – Clas Thunberg (Finland)
1928 Winter Olympics

500m – gold medal: Bernt Evensen (Norway)
1500m – gold medal: Clas Thunberg (Finland)
5000m – gold medal: Ivar Ballangrud (Norway)
10000m – cancelled due to thawing ice
All-round – removed from program




Tennis


Australia

Australian Men's Singles Championship – Jean Borotra (France) defeats Jack Cummings (Australia) 6–4 6–1 4–6 5–7 6–3
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Esna Boyd Robertson (Australia) 7–5 6–2
England

Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Henri Cochet (France) 6–1 4–6 6–4 6–2
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Lilí de Álvarez (Spain) 6–2 6–3
France

French Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats René Lacoste (France) 5–7 6–3 6–1 6–3
French Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Eileen Bennett Whittingstall (Great Britain) 6–1 6–2
USA

American Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Francis Hunter (USA) 4–6 6–4 3–6 7–5 6–3
American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–2 6–1
Davis Cup

1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – France 4–1 United States at Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, France




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