India at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| India at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 59 (58 men, 1 woman) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Balbir Singh Sr. |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 59 competitors, 58 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 8 sports. Their solitary medal, a gold, came in men's field hockey.[1][2][3]
Medalists
[edit]| Medals by sport | ||||
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| Sport | 
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Total |
| Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics
[edit]Men's High Jump
- Qualification Round — 1.96m (14)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat — 22.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1.52.4(→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
- Heat — DNF(→ did not advance)
Field hockey
[edit]- Squad
Leslie Claudius
Ranganathan Francis
Haripal Kaushik
Amir Kumar
Raghbir Lal
Shankar Lakshman
O. P. Malhotra
Govind Perumal
Amit Singh Bakshi
Raghbir Singh Bhola
Balbir Singh Dosanjh
Hardyal Singh Garchey
Randhir Singh Gentle
Balkishan Singh Grewal
Gurdev Singh Kullar
Udham Singh Kullar
Bakshish Singh
Charles Stephen
- Group standings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | 
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| 1. | India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | X | 6:0 | 14:0 | 16:0 | |
| 2. |  Singapore
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0:6 | X | 5:0 | 6:1 | |
| 3. | Afghanistan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 0:14 | 0:5 | X | 5:1 | |
| 4. | United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0:16 | 1:6 | 1:5 | X |
- Semi-finals
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- Gold medal match
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Football
[edit]- First round
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
Yugoslavia  | 4–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
Papec  54' 65' Veselinović 57' Salam 78' (o.g.) |
Report | D'Souza 52' |
- Bronze Medal match
Gymnastics
[edit]Three athletes represented India in Gymnastics at the 1956 Olympics: Pritam Singh, Sham Lal, and Anant Ram.
Shooting
[edit]Two shooters represented India in 1956.
Swimming
[edit]Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:01.6
Men's 200 metre butterfly
- Heat — 3:06.3
Weightlifting
[edit]Wrestling
[edit]Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- Pt - Decision by Points.
- Pd - Decision by Points but Judges disagree.
- Men's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 Result |
Round 2 Result |
Round 3 Result |
Round 4 Result |
Round 5 Result |
Round 6 Result |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baban Daware | −52 kg |  Asai (JPN)L VT |
 Lee J-g (KOR)W Pt |
 Tsalkalamanidze (URS)L VT |
did not advance | − | ||
| Tarashkeswar Pandey | −57 kg |  Kämmerer (EUA)L Pt |
 Vercouteren (BEL)W Pt |
 Yaghoubi (IRN)L VT |
did not advance | − | ||
| Ram Sarup | −62 kg | Mewis (BEL) L Pt |
Bye | Salimullin (URS) L Pt |
did not advance | − | ||
| Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | −67 kg |  Nizzola (ITA)L VT |
 Güngör (TUR)L Pt |
did not advance | − | |||
| Devi Singh | −73 kg | Sorouri (IRN) L VT |
Ikeda (JPN) L VT |
did not advance | — | − | ||
| B. Singh | −79 kg |  Davies (AUS)W Pt |
 van Zyl (RSA)L Pt |
 Lindblad (SWE)L VT |
did not advance | − | ||
| Lila Ram | +87 kg |  Richmond (GBR)L Pt |
Kaplan (TUR) L VT |
did not advance | − | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "India vs Pakistan for Olympics gold medal final". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "India pips Pakistan to win Olympic gold". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
