India at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| India at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |||||||||
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| IOC code | IND | ||||||||
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association | ||||||||
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| 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.[1]
Medalists
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |
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Total |
| Field hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's High Jump
- Ajit singh
- Qualification Round — 1.96m (14)
- Gusti puti okamona
- Qualification Round — (DNQ)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat — 22.47 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Sohan singh
- Heat — 1.52.4(→ did not advance)
Football
Main article: Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- First round
- Quarterfinals
December 1, 1956 12:00 |
Australia  |
2–4 | India |
|---|---|---|
Morrow  17' 41' |
Report | D'Souza 9' 33' 50' Kittu 80' |
Melbourne Referee: C.H. Wensveen (IDN) |
- Semifinals
December 4, 1956 12:00 |
Yugoslavia  |
4–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Papec 54' 65' Veselinović 57' Salam 78' (o.g.) |
Report | D'Souza 52' |
- Bronze Medal match
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Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Squad
Leslie Claudius
Ranganathan Francis
Haripal Kaushik
Amir Kumar
Raghbir Lal
Shankar Lakshman
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 | 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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Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Two shooters represented India in 1956.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:01.6
Men's 200 metre butterfly
- Heat — 3:06.3
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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 |  T. Asai (JPN)L VT |
 J. K. Lee (KOR)W Pt |
.svg.png){kind=small} Mirian Tsalkalamanidze (URS)L VT |
Did not Advance | − | ||
| Tarashkeswar Pandey | −57 kg |  F. Kämmerer (EUA)L Pt |
.svg.png){kind=small} O. Vercauteren (BEL)W Pt |
.svg.png){kind=small} Mehdi Yaghoubi (IRN)L VT |
Did not Advance | − | ||
| Ram Sarup | −62 kg | .svg.png){kind=small} J. Mewis (VEN)L Pt |
Bye | L. Salimoulline (URS) L Pt |
Did not Advance | − | ||
| Lakhshmi Kant Pandey | −67 kg |  G. Nizzola (ITA)L VT |
 R. Güngör (TUR)L Pt |
Did not Advance | − | |||
| D. Singh | −73 kg | N. Sorouri (IRN) L VT |
Mitsuo Ikeda (JPN) L VT |
Did not Advance | N/A | − | ||
| B. Singh | −79 kg | W. M. Davies (AUS) W Pt |
.svg.png){kind=small} H. J. P. van Zyl (RSA)L Pt |
 B. O. Lindblad (SWE)L VT |
Did not Advance | − | ||
| Lila Ram | +87 kg | K. Richmond (GBR) L Pt |
Hamit Kaplan (TUR) L VT |
Did not Advance | − | |||
References
- ↑ "India at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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