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.

Results

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.
during the compulsory figures
during the compulsory figures
during the compulsory figures
RankNameNationCFFSTotal pointsPlaces
1Gillis Grafström111630.7512
2Willy Böckl221625.5013
3Robert van Zeebroeck331542.7527
4Karl Schäfer641463.7535
5Josef Slíva551469.0036
6Marcus Nikkanen481480.0046
7Pierre Brunet771447.7550
8Ludwig Wrede1061368.7553
9John Page8111424.0062
10Roger Turner9121363.5067
11Sherwin Badger1391324.0073
12Paul Franke14101326.0076
13Montgomery Wilson11161345.0092
14Ian Bowhill15141202.25101
15Nathaniel Niles16131154.25103
16Jack Eastwood17151136.25106
WDWerner Rittberger12

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